erumpent

English

Etymology

From Latin ērumpēns, present active participle of ērumpō (“break forth”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɪˈɹʌmpənt/

Adjective

erumpent (comparative more erumpent, superlative most erumpent)

1. That emerges, or bursts through; breaking forth.
   • 1989, Nick Cave, And the Ass Saw the Angel:

     The sun spun aloft, an erumpent orb of balling glory thrilling the blue sky with its brilliance.

   • 1996, David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest […], Boston, Mass., New York, N.Y.: Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN, page 155:

     He's never looked better on court or on monthly O.N.A.N.T.A. paper. He is erumpent.

See also

• eruption

References

• The American Heritage Dictionary

Anagrams

• untemper

Latin

Verb

ērumpent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of ērumpō