presentaneous

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English

Etymology

From Latin praesentaneus. See present (adjective).

Adjective

presentaneous (comparative more presentaneous, superlative most presentaneous)

  1. (obsolete) ready; quick; immediate in effect
    • 1673, Gideon Harvey, A Discourse of the Plague:
      in the manner of a most presentaneous poyson, they enecate in two or three hours

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