impendent

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

impendent
    adj 1: close in time; about to occur; "retribution is at hand";
           "some people believe the day of judgment is close at
           hand"; "in imminent danger"; "his impending retirement"
           [syn: {at hand(p)}, {close at hand(p)}, {imminent},
           {impendent}, {impending}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Impendent \Im*pend"ent\, a. [L. impendens, p. pr. of
   impend[=e]re.]
   Impending; threatening.
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         Impendent horrors, threatening hideous fall. --Milton.
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