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   Ef·ful·gent

   /əˈfo͝olj(ə)nt/

   

   adjective

   • 1. shining brightly; radiant. literary
   • ▪ (of a person or their expression) emanating joy or goodness: literary "standing there was my father with the most effulgent smile on his face"

   Word Origin mid 18th century (earlier (mid 17th century) as effulgence): from Latin effulgent- ‘shining brightly’, from the verb effulgere, from ex- ‘out’ + fulgere ‘to shine’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. effulgence noun
   • 2. effulgently adverb

   Scrabble Points: 16

   • E

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   • F

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   • F

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   • U

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   • L

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   • G

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   • E

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