impel
/ɪmˈpɛl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.36 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "She was a fat, round little woman, richly apparelled in velvet and lace, […]; and the way she laughed, cackling like a hen, the way she talked to the waiters and the maid,[…]—all these unexpected phenomena impelled one to hysterical mirth, and made one class her with such immortally ludicrous types as Ally Sloper, the Widow Twankey, or Miss Moucher."
- "I feel impelled to reply to Roger Henry's letter about my article on being denied an apartment. I truly resent any insinuation that I "slunk back into that rotting old closet.""
- "Concern for the common good should impel us to find ways to overcome the devilish impact of these disastrous policies […]"
- "The wind impelled the kayaks toward the shore."
Etymology
From Middle English impellen, borrowed from Latin impellō.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: impellen, impellō
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɪmˈpɛl/
- British English: /ɪmˈpɛl/