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-urient, suffix|ˈjʊərɪənt|
ad. L. -ūrient-, pres. pple. stem of desiderative verbs, occurring first in a few direct adoptions from L., as parturient (1592), † micturient (1654), esurient (a 1672), and hence occas. added to L. stems to form adjs. with the meaning ‘desiring, characterized by a desire, (to do something)’, as in † novaturient (1679), nupturient, † vomiturient (1666).
1878Eagle Mag. (St. John's Coll. Camb.) X. 81 The vapid concourse of dangling men and nupturient maids. |