| Pronunciation: | | im'pelunt
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[adj] forcing forward or onward; impelling; "an impellent power"; "an impellent cause" |
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IMPELLENT is a 9 letter word that starts with I. |
| | Synonyms: | | forceful |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Im*pel"lent\, a. [L. impellens, p. pr. of impellere.]
Having the quality of impelling.
\Im*pel"lent\, n.
An impelling power or force. --Glanvill.
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