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Meaning of IMPELLENT

Pronunciation:  im'pelunt

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  forcing forward or onward; impelling; "an impellent power"; "an impellent cause"
 
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 Synonyms: forceful
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Im*pel"lent\, a. [L. impellens, p. pr. of impellere.]
Having the quality of impelling.

  2. \Im*pel"lent\, n.
An impelling power or force. --Glanvill.
 
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