ful·gent (f l j nt, f l-)adj. Shining brilliantly; radiant: "tower searchlights . . . as fulgent as half a billion candles" (Nicholas Proffitt). [Middle English, from Latin fulg  ns, fulgent-, present participle of fulgre, to flash, shine; see bhel-1 in Indo-European roots.]ful gent·ly adv. |
fulgent [ˈfʌldʒənt], fulgid [ˈfʌldʒɪd]
adj
Poetic shining brilliantly; resplendent; gleaming
[from Latin fulgēre to shine, flash]
fulgently adv
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| Adj. | 1. | fulgent - shining intensely; "the blazing sun"; "blinding headlights"; "dazzling snow"; "fulgent patterns of sunlight"; "the glaring sun" bright - emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room" |
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