fulgurous
[ fuhl-gyer-uhs ]
adjective
characteristic of or resembling lightning: the fulgurous cracking of a whip.
Origin of fulgurous
1Words Nearby fulgurous
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How to use fulgurous in a sentence
The naturalists say they are generated in the sky by fulgurous exhalation conglobed in a cloud by the circumfused humor.
The Book of the Damned | Charles Fort
British Dictionary definitions for fulgurous
fulgurous
/ (ˈfʌlɡjʊrəs) /
adjective
rare flashing like or resembling lightning; fulgurant
Origin of fulgurous
1C17: from Latin fulgur lightning
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