fou·droy·ant (f -droi  nt, f drwä-yä )adj. 1. Dazzling or stunning in effect. 2. Medicine Occurring suddenly and severely. Used of a disease. [French, from present participle of foudroyer, to strike with lightning, from foudre, lightning, from Old French fouldre, from Latin fulgur, from fulg  re, to flash; see bhel-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
foudroyant [fuːˈdrɔɪənt]
adj
1. (Medicine / Pathology) (of a disease) occurring suddenly and with great severity
2. Rare stunning, dazzling, or overwhelming
[from French, from foudroyer to strike with lightning, from Old French foudre lightning, from Latin fulgur]
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