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fulminant

[ fuhl-muh-nuhnt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

ˈfulminant

/ ˈfʌlmɪnənt; ˈfʊl- /

1595–1605; < Latin fulminant- (stem of fulmināns ), present participle of fulmināre to fulminate; -ant

C17: from Latin fulmināre to cause lightning, from fulmen lightning that strikes

Such cases are not so rare as they are thought, though they are seldom so fulminant.

In some cases, the fulminant fluid only attacks the colour of the hair of the animal.

We also have the sadly familiar type described as the fulminant or, literally, "lightning-stroke" variety.

Thus we describe certain cases as ambulant, abortive, larval and fulminant.

The howl that would go up in the Diet, or the Reichstag, the fulminant denials by prince and king and government!

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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