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fulgently

fulgently adverb: in a fulgent manner; dazzlingly; glitteringly.

Adverb

fulgently (comparative more fulgently, superlative most fulgently)

  1. (dated) In a fulgent manner; dazzlingly; glitteringly
    • For genuine students the time to simply praise is past, the time to fitly appraise not yet come; for the morning he so fulgently heralded is still far from its noon, and the most prescient are still all-unsure what shall be the character of the evolution and completion of its day.1878, James Thomson, A Note on Shelley
    • I was silent when the sun set fulgently over the far hills, and Kilderry blazed all red and gold in a flame that seemed a portent.1926, H. P. Lovecraft, The Moon-Bog

Forms of fulgently

comparativemore fulgently
superlativemost fulgently

Origin of fulgently

From fulgent + -ly.

Questions about fulgently

What does fulgently mean?
Fulgently means in a fulgent manner; dazzlingly; glitteringly.
What part of speech is fulgently?
Fulgently is an adverb.

Words near fulgently in the dictionary

  1. fulgencies
  2. Fulgencio
  3. Fulgencios
  4. fulgency
  5. fulgent
  6. fulgently
  7. Fulgham
  8. Fulghams
  9. Fulghum
  10. Fulghums
  11. fulgid

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