impendent

Adjective

im=pend=ent

WORDNET DICTIONARY

impendent(s = adj.all) at hand, close at hand, imminent, impending - 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"

Derived form noun impendency₁

impendent, a. [L. impendens, p. pr. of impendēre.].

Impending; threatening. [1913 Webster]

"Impendent horrors, threatening hideous fall." [1913 Webster]