irruent
English
Etymology
From the present participle stem of Latin irruere.
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈɪɹɪʊənt/
Adjective
irruent
- rushing, moving quickly, especially inwards
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- 1922: The trajectories of their, first sequent, then simultaneous, urinations were dissimilar: Bloom’s longer, less irruent — James Joyce, Ulysses
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Latin
Verb
irruent
- third-person plural future active indicative of irruō