conflagrant

American

[kuhn-fley-gruhnt] / kənˈfleɪ grənt /

adjective

blazing; burning; on fire.

conflagrant British

/ kənˈfleɪɡrənt /

adjective

rare burning fiercely

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Etymology

Origin of conflagrant

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

Example Sentences

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Her two-song cameo, near the concert’s midpoint, had all the rude conflagrant force of a meteor crashing onto the stage.

From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2012

In the midst of a conflagrant and confused debate over amendments to the antipoverty bill, Morse charged that "not 20 of you have read" the Senate committee's report on the bill's amendments.

From Time Magazine Archive

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