ful´gent|ly

ful´gent|ly
ful|gent «FUHL juhnt», adjective.
shining brightly; brilliant; glittering; resplendent: »

Then issued Vesper from the fulgent West (Wordsworth).

[< Latin fulgēns, -entis, present participle of fulgēre shine, be bright; (originally) flash, related to fulgor splendor, brightness]
ful´gent|ly, adverb.

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  • ful|gent — «FUHL juhnt», adjective. shining brightly; brilliant; glittering; resplendent: »Then issued Vesper from the fulgent West (Wordsworth). ╂[< Latin fulgēns, entis, present participle of fulgēre shine, be bright; (originally) flash, related to… …   Useful english dictionary

  • ef|ful´gent|ly — ef|ful|gent «ih FUHL juhnt», adjective. shining brightly; radiant: »Again I had the same little effulgent flash of intuition that she knew much more about him than, for some reason, she meant to indicate (New Yorker). SYNONYM(S): lustrous. ╂[< …   Useful english dictionary

  • ef|ful|gent — «ih FUHL juhnt», adjective. shining brightly; radiant: »Again I had the same little effulgent flash of intuition that she knew much more about him than, for some reason, she meant to indicate (New Yorker). SYNONYM(S): lustrous. ╂[< Latin… …   Useful english dictionary

  • re|ful´gent|ly — re|ful|gent «rih FUHL juhnt», adjective. shining brightly; radiant; splendid: »a refulgent sunrise. ╂[< Latin refulgēns, entis, present participle of refulgēre < re back + fulgēre to shine] –re|ful´gent|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • re|ful|gent — «rih FUHL juhnt», adjective. shining brightly; radiant; splendid: »a refulgent sunrise. ╂[< Latin refulgēns, entis, present participle of refulgēre < re back + fulgēre to shine] –re|ful´gent|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • gent — apha·ryn·gent; as·sur·gent; at·tin·gent; co·gent; con·sper·gent; con·strin·gent; con·tin·gent·ly; con·ver·gent; cor·ri·gent; dil·i·gent; dil·i·gent·ly; dil·i·gent·ness; di·ver·gent; di·ver·gent·ly; ef·ful·gent; emer·gent·ist; emer·gent·ness;… …   English syllables

  • ful — aw·ful; beau·ti·ful; doubt·ful; dread·ful; faith·ful; ful·crum; ful·fill·ment; ful·go·rid; ful·mi·nate; gust·ful; hope·ful; mer·ci·ful; mer·ci·ful·ly; need·ful; pow·er·ful; stom·ach·ful; won·der·ful; af·fright·ful·ly; bale·ful·ly; bale·ful·ness;… …   English syllables

  • fulgent — ful·gent …   English syllables

  • fulgently — ful·gent·ly …   English syllables

  • fulgent — ful•gent [[t]ˈfʌl dʒənt[/t]] adj. shining brightly; dazzling; resplendent • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME < L fulgent , s. of fulgēns, prp. of fulgēre to flash ful′gent•ly, adv. ful′gent•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

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