impendent

[ im-pen-duh nt ]
/ ɪmˈpɛn dənt /

adjective

Origin of impendent

1585–95; < Latin impendent- stem of impendēns present participle of impendēre to hang over, threaten. See impend, -ent

OTHER WORDS FROM impendent

im·pend·ence, im·pend·en·cy, noun