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fulgurous

[ fuhl-gyer-uhs ]

adjective

  1. characteristic of or resembling lightning:

    the fulgurous cracking of a whip.

fulgurous

/ ˈfʌlɡjʊrəs /

adjective

  1. rare.
    flashing like or resembling lightning; fulgurant

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Word History and Origins

Origin of fulgurous1

1610–20; < Latin fulgur- ( fulgurate ) + -ous

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Word History and Origins

Origin of fulgurous1

C17: from Latin fulgur lightning

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Example Sentences

The naturalists say they are generated in the sky by fulgurous exhalation conglobed in a cloud by the circumfused humor.

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