fulgurous


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ful·gu·rous

 (fo͝ol′gyər-əs, -gər-, fŭl′-)
adj.
1. Emitting flashes of lightning.
2. Emitting flashes similar to lightning.
[Latin fulgur, lightning; see fulgurate + -ous.]
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fulgurous

(ˈfʌlɡjʊrəs)
adj
rare flashing like or resembling lightning; fulgurant
[C17: from Latin fulgur lightning]
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ful•gu•rous

(ˈfʌl gyər əs)

adj.
characteristic of or resembling lightning.
[1610–20; < Latin fulgur (see fulgurate) + -ous]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.fulgurous - amazingly impressivefulgurous - 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
dazzling, eye-popping, fulgurant
impressive - making a strong or vivid impression; "an impressive ceremony"
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