fulgurant

American  

[fuhl-gyer-uhnt] / ˈfʌl gyər ənt /

adjective

1. flashing like lightning.

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Etymology

Origin of fulgurant

First recorded in 1640–50; from Latin fulgurant- (stem of fulgurāns, present participle of fulgurāre “to lighning, flash, glitter”), derivative of fulgur “flash of lightning”

Example Sentences

His attributes of a fulgurant god are never lost.

From The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow by Hopkins, Edward Washburn

The influence of Les Tragiques may still be felt in passages of Victor Hugo's fulgurant eloquence.

From A History of French Literature Short Histories of the Literatures of the World: II. by Gosse, Edmund

Now, as died the fulgurant rage that had supported her, and her normal strength being exhausted, a sudden weakness intervened, and she couldn't but allow Mike to lead her to a seat.

From Mike Fletcher A Novel by Moore, George (George Augustus)

They may reach the summit of earthly glory and strive to seize the fulgurant prize that lured them on, only to find a penumbra—the shadow of a shade.

From Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 10 by Brann, William Cowper

To be sure, he does not boast a fulgurant brush, and his line is often stiff and awkward; but he had the fundamentals of decorative art well in hand.

From Ivory Apes and Peacocks by Huneker, James