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fulminant
[ fuhl-muh-nuhnt ]
adjective
- occurring suddenly and with great intensity or severity; fulminating.
- Pathology. developing or progressing suddenly:
fulminant plague.
ˈfulminant
/ ˈfʌlmɪnənt; ˈfʊl- /
adjective
- sudden and violent; fulminating
- pathol (of pain) sudden and sharp; piercing
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- un·fulmi·nant adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fulminant1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of fulminant1
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Example Sentences
Such cases are not so rare as they are thought, though they are seldom so fulminant.
In some cases, the fulminant fluid only attacks the colour of the hair of the animal.
We also have the sadly familiar type described as the fulminant or, literally, "lightning-stroke" variety.
Thus we describe certain cases as ambulant, abortive, larval and fulminant.
The howl that would go up in the Diet, or the Reichstag, the fulminant denials by prince and king and government!
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