impellent

• Adjectif désuet signifiant qui pousse ou fait avancer ; qui incite ou stimule à agir.

An obsolete adjective meaning having the power to drive or push forward; impelling.

1. Driving or propelling forwardC2formal

   Having the power or effect of driving something forward or onward; impelling.

   Qui pousse ou propulse en avant

   • The impellent force of the wind pushed the sailboat across the lake.
   • His speech had an impellent quality that motivated the team to action.
   • The impellent nature of the current made swimming difficult.

   Synonymesdrivingimpellingmotivatingmotivepropellingpropulsivepushingurging