fulmineo

lightning-fast, sudden

adjective fool-MEE-neh-oh Rare

Origin: From Latin fulmen (lightning bolt)

Usage Note

Fulmineo describes something as fast and sudden as a lightning bolt — una risposta fulminea (a lightning-fast reply), uno scatto fulmineo (a sudden sprint). The plural is fulminei (m) / fulminee (f). Do not confuse with fulminante (which can mean both electrocuting and devastating).

Examples

"Ha schivato il colpo con un riflesso fulmineo."

Natural Translation

He dodged the blow with a lightning-fast reflex.

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