inundant
inundant — adjective
- inundantpositive
- more inundantcomparative
- most inundantsuperlative
1. pouring over land in large amounts and covering what is normally dry, like a riv
pouring over land in large amounts and covering what is normally dry, like a river that has burst its banks
The inundant river broke through the old dam and poured across the farmland below.
attributive use: inundant + geographical feature (river)
Zahra carried her two children upstairs as the inundant water rose through the floorboards.
attributive: inundant + water; personal danger narrative
Rescue workers in boats searched for people trapped by the inundant creek after midnight.
A thick coat of mud covered everything after the inundant flood finally went down.
The weather office warned that inundant waves would hit the coastal road by nightfall.
- flooding
much more common; used in everyday speech and news reports
- inundating
similarly rare and literary; virtually interchangeable with inundant
用法筆記
Almost always used before a noun (attributive position); very rare after a linking verb. Found mainly in literary descriptions of floods and in technical writing about hydrology.