irruent

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/ˈɪɹɪʊənt/

adjective

rushing, moving quickly, especially inwards

OriginLatin irruere →
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Meanings

adjective
  1. formalrushing, moving quickly, especially inwards

    The trajectories of their, first sequent, then simultaneous, urinations were dissimilar: Bloom’s longer, less irruent.

    1922, James Joyce, Ulysses

Origin

  1. Latinirruere
  2. Englishirruent

From the present participle stem of Latin irruere.

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APA

irruent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irruent

MLA

“irruent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irruent. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “irruent,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/irruent.

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