conflagrant

[ kuhn-fley-gruhnt ]

adjective

1. blazing; burning; on fire.

conflagrant

/ kənˈfleɪɡrənt /

adjective

1. rare.
   burning fiercely

Word History and Origins

Origin of conflagrant¹

1650–60; < Latin conflagrant- (stem of conflagrāns ), present participle of conflagrāre. See conflagration, -ant