inundant

English

Etymology

From Latin inundans, present participle of inundare.

Adjective

inundant (comparative more inundant, superlative most inundant)

(archaic) 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

References

“inundant”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Latin

Verb

inundant

third-person plural present active indicative of inundō

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