inundant
English
Etymology
From Latin inundans, present participle of inundare.
Adjective
inundant (comparative more inundant, superlative most inundant)
- overflowing
- a. 1763, William Shenstone, Economy: A Rhapsody, addressed to young poets
- Thy voice, hydropic Fancy! calls aloud
For costly draughts, inundant bowls of joy,
Rivers of rich regalement, seas of bliss
- Thy voice, hydropic Fancy! calls aloud
- a. 1763, William Shenstone, Economy: A Rhapsody, addressed to young poets
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for inundant in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)
Latin
Verb
inundant
- third-person plural present active indicative of inundō