Fulminant
[fuhl-muh-nuh nt] /ˈfʌl mə nənt/
adjective
1.
occurring suddenly and with great intensity or severity; .
2.
Pathology. developing or progressing suddenly:
fulminant plague.
/ˈfʌlmɪnənt; ˈfʊl-/
adjective
1.
sudden and violent; fulminating
2.
(pathol) (of pain) sudden and sharp; piercing
adj.
c.1600, from French fulminant or directly from Latin fulminantem (nominative fulminans), present participle of fulminare (see fulminate). As a noun from 1808.
fulminant ful·mi·nant (ful’mə-nənt, fŭl’-)
adj.
Occurring suddenly, rapidly, and with great severity or intensity, usually of pain.
ful’mi·nat’ing (-nā’tĭng) adj.
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