fulgurous

[ fuhl-gyer-uh s ]
/ ˈfʌl gyər əs /

adjective

characteristic of or resembling lightning: the fulgurous cracking of a whip.

Origin of fulgurous

1610–20; < Latin fulgur- (see fulgurate) + -ous

Example sentences from the Web for fulgurous

  • The naturalists say they are generated in the sky by fulgurous exhalation conglobed in a cloud by the circumfused humor.

    The Book of the Damned |Charles Fort

British Dictionary definitions for fulgurous

fulgurous
/ (ˈfʌlɡjʊrəs) /

adjective

rare flashing like or resembling lightning; fulgurant

Word Origin for fulgurous

C17: from Latin fulgur lightning