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View synonyms for fulminant
fulminant
[ fuhl-muh-nuhnt ]
adjective
- occurring suddenly and with great intensity or severity; fulminating.
- Pathology. developing or progressing suddenly:
fulminant plague.
ˈfulminant
/ ˈfʌlmɪnənt; ˈfʊl- /
adjective
- sudden and violent; fulminating
- pathol (of pain) sudden and sharp; piercing
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- un·fulmi·nant adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fulminant1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fulminant1
C17: from Latin fulmināre to cause lightning, from fulmen lightning that strikes
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Example Sentences
Such cases are not so rare as they are thought, though they are seldom so fulminant.
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In some cases, the fulminant fluid only attacks the colour of the hair of the animal.
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We also have the sadly familiar type described as the fulminant or, literally, "lightning-stroke" variety.
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Thus we describe certain cases as ambulant, abortive, larval and fulminant.
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The howl that would go up in the Diet, or the Reichstag, the fulminant denials by prince and king and government!
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