| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Close in time; about to occur.[Wordnet]
2. Impending; threatening.[Websters] 3. Being imminent. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Being oncoming, forthcoming or upcoming. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb impendently.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (impendently) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective impendent.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | Top | |
Date "IMPENDENT" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1641. (references) |
Specialty Definition: IMPENDENT
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Hanging over; imminent; threatening; pressing closely; as an impendent evil. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
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