erumpent

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English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin ērumpēns, present active participle of ērumpō (“break forth”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

erumpent (comparative more erumpent, superlative most erumpent)

  1. That emerges, or bursts through; breaking forth.
    • 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.
    • 1996, David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest, Abacus 2013, p. 155:
      He's never looked better on court or on monthly O.N.A.N.T.A. paper. He is erumpent.

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) ērumpent

  1. third-person plural future active indicative of ērumpō
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