| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Striking against or upon.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb impingently.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (impingently) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective impingent.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "IMPINGENT" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
| Etymology:Impingent \Im*pin"gent\, adjective. [Latin expression impingens, present participle.]. (references) |
