irruent

English

Etymology

From the present participle stem of Latin irruere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪɹɪʊənt/

Adjective

irruent

  1. (formal) rushing, moving quickly, especially inwards
    • 1922, James Joyce, Ulysses:
      The trajectories of their, first sequent, then simultaneous, urinations were dissimilar: Bloom’s longer, less irruent.

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

irruent

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of irruō
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