fulminousadj.

Brit.

/ˈfʊlmᵻnəs/,

/ˈfʌlmᵻnəs/, U.S.

/ˈfʊlmənəs/,

/ˈfəlmənəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin fulmin- , fulmen , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin fulmin-, fulmen fulmen n. + -ous suffix. Compare Middle French fulmineux (apparently only attested in a small number of instances in the first half of the 16th cent.). Compare slightly earlier fulmineous adj.

Of or relating to thunder and lightning; fulminatory. In later use chiefly figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > bad weather > thunder and lightning > [adjective]

sulphury?1611

sulphurousa1616

fulmineous1624

fulminous1635

sulphureous1751

the mind > emotion > anger > furious anger > [adjective] > furiously angry

grim971

aweddeOE

woodlyc1000

anburstc1275

woodc1275

aburstc1300

eagerc1325

brotheful1330

brothely1330

furiousc1374

wroth as (the) wind1377

throc1380

fella1382

wrothlya1400

grindelc1400

raginga1425

furibund1490

bremit1535

outraging1567

fulminant?1578

wood-like1578

horn-mad1579

snuff1582

woodful1582

maddeda1586

rageful1585

furibundal1593

gary1609

fierce1611

wild1653

infuriate1667

hopping mad1675

maddened1735

sulphureous1751

savage1789

infuriated1796

bouncing mad1834

frenzy1859

furyinga1861

ropeable1870

furied1878

fulminous1886

livid1888

fit to be tied1894

hopping1894

fighting mad1896

tamping mad1946

up the wall1951

ravers1967

1635 T. Heywood Hierarchie Blessed Angells ii. 63 In his hand a Trisulc thunderbolt or Fulminous brand.

1699 G. Parker Acct. of Portable Barometer 46 When the Air weighs but 1980, the Atmosphere will be..much more disposed for continual Rains (which will too much wet the Fulminous Particles) then for Thunder or Storms.

1745 W. Thompson Sickness i. 15 Jove's æthereal peal, and bursting roar Fulminous, rending earth, o'erturning air, And shaking heav'n.

1787 Gentleman's Mag. Sept. 823/2 The cloud that contained the fulminous matter was very low, as appears from the momentary interval between the flash and the stroke.

1856 Guardian June 168 The fiery reformer prepared his fulminous sermons and writings against the Papacy.

1886 F. Harrison Choice Bks. 122 Sad as those fulminous imprecations on mankind, when Lear bows his head to the storm.

1927 Studies 16 596 His constant, fulminous, and generally scabrous denunciations of many institutions and ceremonies of the Catholic Church.

1947 N.Y.Times 5 June 32/1 Despite a slightly fulminous title, ‘The Great Betrayal’, the feature-length documentary of Palestine..studiously skirts for the most part the heated issues.

2002 New Yorker (Nexis) 4 Nov. 48 I cannot possibly describe the sublime experience of blast-off—the fulminous roar of the engines.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fulminous
释义	fulminousadj. Brit. /ˈfʊlmᵻnəs/, /ˈfʌlmᵻnəs/, U.S. /ˈfʊlmənəs/, /ˈfəlmənəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin fulmin- , fulmen , -ous suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin fulmin-, fulmen fulmen n. + -ous suffix. Compare Middle French fulmineux (apparently only attested in a small number of instances in the first half of the 16th cent.). Compare slightly earlier fulmineous adj. Of or relating to thunder and lightning; fulminatory. In later use chiefly figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > bad weather > thunder and lightning > [adjective] sulphury?1611 sulphurousa1616 fulmineous1624 fulminous1635 sulphureous1751 the mind > emotion > anger > furious anger > [adjective] > furiously angry grim971 aweddeOE woodlyc1000 anburstc1275 woodc1275 aburstc1300 eagerc1325 brotheful1330 brothely1330 furiousc1374 wroth as (the) wind1377 throc1380 fella1382 wrothlya1400 grindelc1400 raginga1425 furibund1490 bremit1535 outraging1567 fulminant?1578 wood-like1578 horn-mad1579 snuff1582 woodful1582 maddeda1586 rageful1585 furibundal1593 gary1609 fierce1611 wild1653 infuriate1667 hopping mad1675 maddened1735 sulphureous1751 savage1789 infuriated1796 bouncing mad1834 frenzy1859 furyinga1861 ropeable1870 furied1878 fulminous1886 livid1888 fit to be tied1894 hopping1894 fighting mad1896 tamping mad1946 up the wall1951 ravers1967 1635 T. Heywood Hierarchie Blessed Angells ii. 63 In his hand a Trisulc thunderbolt or Fulminous brand. 1699 G. Parker Acct. of Portable Barometer 46 When the Air weighs but 1980, the Atmosphere will be..much more disposed for continual Rains (which will too much wet the Fulminous Particles) then for Thunder or Storms. 1745 W. Thompson Sickness i. 15 Jove's æthereal peal, and bursting roar Fulminous, rending earth, o'erturning air, And shaking heav'n. 1787 Gentleman's Mag. Sept. 823/2 The cloud that contained the fulminous matter was very low, as appears from the momentary interval between the flash and the stroke. 1856 Guardian June 168 The fiery reformer prepared his fulminous sermons and writings against the Papacy. 1886 F. Harrison Choice Bks. 122 Sad as those fulminous imprecations on mankind, when Lear bows his head to the storm. 1927 Studies 16 596 His constant, fulminous, and generally scabrous denunciations of many institutions and ceremonies of the Catholic Church. 1947 N.Y.Times 5 June 32/1 Despite a slightly fulminous title, ‘The Great Betrayal’, the feature-length documentary of Palestine..studiously skirts for the most part the heated issues. 2002 New Yorker (Nexis) 4 Nov. 48 I cannot possibly describe the sublime experience of blast-off—the fulminous roar of the engines. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1635
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