fulgurant
Americanadjective
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
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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
The influence of Les Tragiques may still be felt in passages of Victor Hugo's fulgurant eloquence.
From A History of French Literature Short Histories of the Literatures of the World: II. by Gosse, Edmund
High up into the heavens it tossed the fulgurant fires that betokened its wealth and power.
From Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 by Bates, Harry
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)
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
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