conflagrant

adjective
con·​fla·​grant | \ kən-ˈflā-grənt How to pronounce conflagrant (audio) \

Definition of conflagrant

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Synonyms for conflagrant

Synonyms

ablaze, afire, aflame, alight [chiefly British], blazing, burning, combusting, fiery, flaming, ignited, inflamed (also enflamed), kindled, lit (or lighted)

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Examples of conflagrant in a Sentence

smoke from the conflagrant forest spread over hundreds of square miles

Recent Examples on the Web

In celebration of San Juan de Dios, the patron saint of firework makers, conflagrant revelry engulfs the town of Tultepec, Mexico for ten days. Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, "What to do around Louisville this week: Santa's Safari, 'The Nutcracker' & more," 13 Dec. 2017

First Known Use of conflagrant

circa 1656, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for conflagrant

Latin conflagrant-, conflagrans, present participle of conflagrare to burn, from com- + flagrare to burn — more at black

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