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fulgurous

/ˈfʊl.ɡɪə.ɹəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ful-gurous
IPA
/ˈfʊl.ɡɪə.ɹəs/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling a lightning flash; fulgurant.

adj

Full of lightning.

Etymology

From Latin fulgur (“lightning”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈfʊl.ɡɪə.ɹəs/
  • British English: /ˈfʊl.ɡə.ɹəs/

Derived Forms

fulgurously

Frequently Paired Words

fulgor fulgural fulgurant fulgurate fulguration fulgurator

Synonyms

dazzling eye-popping fulgurant

Questions

How do you pronounce fulgurous?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfʊl.ɡɪə.ɹəs/.
What does fulgurous mean?
Resembling a lightning flash; fulgurant.
Where does fulgurous come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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