conflagrant


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con·fla·grant

 (kən-flā′grənt)
adj.
Burning intensely; blazing.
[Latin cōnflagrāns, cōnflagrant-, present participle of cōnflagrāre, to burn up : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + flagrāre, to burn; see bhel- in Indo-European roots.]
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conflagrant

(kənˈfleɪɡrənt)
adj
rare burning fiercely
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con•fla•grant

(kənˈfleɪ grənt)

adj.
burning; on fire.
[1650–60; < Latin]
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conflagrant

adjective
On fire:
ablaze, afire, aflame, alight, burning, fiery, flaming.
Idioms: in a blaze, in flames.
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