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fulgurous

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ful⋅gu⋅rous

  [fuhl-gyer-uhs]
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–adjective
characteristic of or resembling lightning: the fulgurous cracking of a whip.
Origin:
1610–20; < L fulgur- (see fulgurate ) + -ous
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ful·gu·rous   (fŏŏl'gyər-əs, -gər-, fŭl'-)   
adj.  

  1. Emitting flashes of lightning.

  2. Emitting flashes similar to lightning.


[Latin fulgur, lightning; see fulgurate + -ous.]
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