irruent
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the present participle stem of Latin irruere.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
irruent
- (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.
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Latin[edit]
Verb[edit]
irruent