erumpent

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

erumpent (comparative more erumpent, superlative most erumpent)

1. Which emerges, or bursts through.
   • 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.

See also

• eruption

References

• The American Heritage Dictionary

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Latin

Verb

ērumpent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of ērumpō