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impingent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
im-pin-gent
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Striking against or upon; impinging.

Etymology

From Latin impingens.

Inflected Forms

more impingent (comparative) most impingent (superlative)

Questions

What does impingent mean?
Striking against or upon; impinging.
Where does impingent come from?
From Latin impingens.

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