impendent

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impendent - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Impendent \Im*pend"ent\, a. [L. impendens, p. pr. of
     impend[=e]re.]
     Impending; threatening.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Impendent horrors, threatening hideous fall. --Milton.
     [1913 Webster]

impendent - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  impendent
      adj 1: close in time; about to occur; "retribution is at hand";
             "some people believe the day of judgment is close at
             hand"; "in imminent danger"; "his impending retirement"
             [syn: at hand(p), close at hand(p), imminent,
             impendent, impending]