Foudroyant Definition
fo͝o-droiənt, fo͝odrwä-yäɴ
adjective
Dazzling or stunning.
Webster's New World
Occurring suddenly and severely. Used of a disease.
American Heritage Medicine
Webster's New World
Origin of Foudroyant
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French from present participle of foudroyer to strike with lightning from foudre lightning from Old French fouldre from Latin fulgur from fulgēre to flash bhel-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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