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fulminant

[ fuhl-muh-nuh nt ]
/ ˈfʌl mə nənt /
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adjective

occurring suddenly and with great intensity or severity; fulminating.
Pathology. developing or progressing suddenly: fulminant plague.

RELATED WORDS

meteoric, frenzied, stormy, touchy, hazardous, ugly, violent, tense, fiery, unstable, uncontrollable, wild, charged, consequential, ebullient, forceful, impetuous, overwrought, perilous, raging

Nearby words

fully, fully fashioned, fully fledged, fully-fledged, fulmar, fulminant, fulminate, fulminating compound, fulminating powder, fulmination, fulmine

Origin of fulminant

1595–1605; < Latin fulminant- (stem of fulmināns), present participle of fulmināre to fulminate; see -ant
Related formsun·ful·mi·nant, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for fulminant

fulminant

/ (ˈfʌlmɪnənt, ˈfʊl-) /

adjective

sudden and violent; fulminating
pathol (of pain) sudden and sharp; piercing

Word Origin for fulminant

C17: from Latin fulmināre to cause lightning, from fulmen lightning that strikes
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Word Origin and History for fulminant

fulminant

adj.

c.1600, from French fulminant or directly from Latin fulminantem (nominative fulminans), present participle of fulminare (see fulminate). As a noun from 1808.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Medicine definitions for fulminant

fulminant

[ ful′mə-nənt, fŭl′- ]

adj.

Occurring suddenly, rapidly, and with great severity or intensity, usually of pain.
Related formsful′mi•nat′ing (-nā′tĭng) adj.
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