fulgurant
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ful·gu·rant
(fo͝ol′gyər-ənt, -gər-, fŭl′-)adj.
Flashing like lightning; dazzlingly bright.
[Latin fulgurāns, fulgurant-, present participle of fulgurāre, to lighten; see fulgurate.]
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ful•gu•rant
(ˈfʌl gyər ənt)adj.
flashing like lightning.
[1640–50; < Latin]
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Adj. | 1. | fulgurant - amazingly impressive; suggestive of the flashing of lightning; "the skater's dazzling virtuosic leaps"; "these great best canvases still look as astonishing and as invitingly new as they did...when...his fulgurant popularity was in full growth"- Janet Flanner; "adventures related...in a style both vivid and fulgurous"- Idwal Jones impressive - making a strong or vivid impression; "an impressive ceremony" |
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