fulgurous
Definition
Adjective: 1. Resembling or suggestive of lightning; dazzlingly brilliant or sudden: Describes something that has the striking, intense, and often sudden quality of a lightning flash. It implies a powerful, impressive, and sometimes transient brilliance.
Usage
The word "fulgurous" is a highly literary and rare adjective. It is used almost exclusively in formal or poetic writing to create a vivid, dramatic image. It describes phenomena—whether physical, intellectual, or related to fame—that share the lightning-like qualities of being intensely bright, startlingly sudden, and powerfully impressive.
Examples
- The critic described the pianist's fulgurous technique, noting how complex passages flashed from her fingers with lightning speed and clarity.
- His rise to power was not gradual but fulgurous, shocking the political establishment.
- The essay was praised for its fulgurous insights, each paragraph delivering a sudden, illuminating idea.
Advanced Usage
- Fulgurous wit: Refers to a style of humor or intelligence that is exceptionally quick, sharp, and brilliant, like a flash of lightning.
- Fulgurous event: Describes a historical or personal occurrence that was sudden, dramatic, and transformative.
Variants and Related Words
- Fulgent (adj.): Shining brightly; radiant. (e.g., ).
- Fulgurant (adj.): A direct synonym for "fulgurous," meaning flashing like lightning. (This is the variant used in the provided reference context: "").
- Effulgent (adj.): Shining forth brilliantly; radiant.
- Refulgent (adj.): Shining brightly; radiant.
Synonyms
- Dazzling
- Blazing
- Coruscating
- Gleaming
- Flashing
- Electrifying (in a metaphorical sense)
Antonyms
- Dim
- Dull
- Gradual
- Unimpressive
- Feeble
Adjective
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amazingly impressive; suggestive of the flashing of lightning
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the skater's dazzling virtuosic leaps
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these great best canvases still look as astonishing and as invitingly new as they did...when...his fulgurant popularity was in full growth- Janet Flanner
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adventures related...in a style both vivid and fulgurous- Idwal Jones
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