fulgurant

American  

[fuhl-gyer-uhnt] / ˈfʌl gyər ənt /

adjective

1. flashing like lightning.

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Etymology

Origin of fulgurant

First recorded in 1640–50; from Latin fulgurant- (stem of fulgurāns, present participle of fulgurāre “to lighning, flash, glitter”), derivative of fulgur “flash of lightning”

Example Sentences

This Polish psychologist—a fulgurant expounder of Nietzsche—finds in Chopin faith and mania, the true stigma of the mad individualist, the individual "who in the first instance is naught but an oxidation apparatus."

From Chopin : the Man and His Music by Huneker, James

Compared to their fulgurant colour schemes the work of Manet, Monet, and Degas pales and retreats into the Pantheon of the past.

From Promenades of an Impressionist by Huneker, James

It seemed to her that the room had become a tent of fulgurant colours.

From The Paliser case by Saltus, Edgar

Now, as died the fulgurant rage that had supported her, and her normal strength being exhausted, a sudden weakness intervened, and she couldn't but allow Mike to lead her to a seat.

From Mike Fletcher A Novel by Moore, George (George Augustus)

They may reach the summit of earthly glory and strive to seize the fulgurant prize that lured them on, only to find a penumbra—the shadow of a shade.

From Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 10 by Brann, William Cowper