expergefacient, a. rare.
(ɛkˌspɜːdʒɪˈfeɪʃɪənt)
[ad. L. expergēfacient-em, pr. pple. of expergēfacĕre: see next.]
Awakening; of a nature to rouse or wake up.
| 1821 Blackw. Mag. X. 117 Which..would prove as expergifacient [sic] as a sternutatory to the parties addressed. |