fulgent
[ fuhl-juhnt ]
/ ˈfʌl dʒənt /
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adjective
shining brightly; dazzling; resplendent: fulgent patterns of sunlight.
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Origin of fulgent
1375–1425; late Middle English <Latin fulgent- (stem of fulgēns, present participle of fulgēre), equivalent to fulg- flash + -ent--ent
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How to use fulgent in a sentence
And they reared her into fulgent maidenhood, as a white lily is reared on a fragile stem.
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British Dictionary definitions for fulgent
fulgent
fulgid (ˈfʌldʒɪd)
/ (ˈfʌldʒənt) /
adjective
poetic shining brilliantly; resplendent; gleaming
Derived forms of fulgent
fulgently, adverbWord Origin for fulgent
C15: from Latin fulgēre to shine, flash
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