scaturient
[ skuh-too r-ee-uh nt, -tyoo r- ]
/ skəˈtʊər i ənt, -ˈtyʊər- /
adjective
gushing; overflowing.
overly demonstrative; effusive.
Nearby words
scattergood, scattering, scattershot, scattersite housing, scatty, scaturient, scaud, scaup, scauper, scaur, scavenge
Origin of scaturient
1675–85; < Latin scatūr(r)ient-, stem of scatūr(r)iēns, present participle of scatūr(r)īre to gush out, bubble up; see -ent
Related forms
sca·tu·ri·ence, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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