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scaturient

[ skuh-toor-ee-uhnt, -tyoor- ]

adjective

  1. gushing; overflowing.
  2. overly demonstrative; effusive.


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  • sca·turi·ence noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of scaturient1

First recorded in 1675–85; from Latin scatūr(r)ient-, stem of scatūr(r)iēns, present participle of scatūr(r)īre “to gush out, bubble up”; -ent

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