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foudroyant

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fou⋅droy⋅ant

  [foo-droi-uhnt; Fr. foo-drwa-yahn]
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–adjective
1. striking as with lightning; sudden and overwhelming in effect; stunning; dazzling.
2. Pathology. (of disease) beginning in a sudden and severe form.
Origin:
1830–40; < F, prp. of foudroyer to strike with lightning, deriv. of foudre lightning < L fulgur
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fou·droy·ant   (fōō-droi'ənt, fōō'drwä-yäɴ')   
adj.  

  1. Dazzling or stunning in effect.

  2. Medicine Occurring suddenly and severely. Used of a disease.


[French, from present participle of foudroyer, to strike with lightning, from foudre, lightning, from Old French fouldre, from Latin fulgur, from fulgēre, to flash; see bhel-1 in Indo-European roots.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: fou·droy·ant
Pronunciation: fü-'droi-&nt, fü-drwo-yän
Function: adjective
: FULMINATING, FULMINANT
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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