sudden and violent; fulminating (of pain) sudden and sharp; piercing
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ful•mi•nant
(ful′mə nənt),USA pronunciation adj.
- occurring suddenly and with great intensity or severity;
fulminating. - [Pathol.]developing or progressing suddenly:fulminant plague.
- Latin fulminant- (stem of fulmināns), present participle of fulmināre to fulminate; see -ant
- 1595–1605
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