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fulgent

  (fʊl'jənt, fŭl'-) pronunciation
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.]

fulgently ful'gent·ly adv.
 
 
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dazzlingly bright: radiant
 
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IN BRIEF: Very bright or radiant.

pronunciation There was one tiny though fulgent light in the corner of the darkened room.

 
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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: shining intensely
  Synonyms: blazing, blinding, dazzling, glaring, glary


 
 

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