fulgent
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ful·gent
(fo͝ol′jənt, fŭl′-)adj.
Shining brilliantly; radiant: "tower searchlights ... as fulgent as half a billion candles" (Nicholas Proffitt).
[Middle English, from Latin fulgēns, fulgent-, present participle of fulgēre, to flash, shine; see bhel- in Indo-European roots.]
ful′gent·ly adv.
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fulgent
(ˈfʌldʒənt) orfulgid
adj
poetic shining brilliantly; resplendent; gleaming
[C15: from Latin fulgēre to shine, flash]
ˈfulgently adv
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ful•gent
(ˈfʌl dʒənt)adj.
shining brightly; dazzling; resplendent.
[1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin fulgent-, s. of fulgēns, present participle of fulgēre to flash]
ful′gent•ly, adv.
ful′gent•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | fulgent - shining intensely; "the blazing sun"; "blinding headlights"; "dazzling snow"; "fulgent patterns of sunlight"; "the glaring sun" bright - emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room" |
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