Foudroyant (adj)
foo-droi-unt
Sudden and overwhelming in effect; stunning; dazzling.
First recorded in English between 1830–40. From French foudroyer, “to strike with lightning,” derivative of foudre, “lightning.”
Example sentences
“The foudroyant storm lit up the night sky.”
Medley (noun) med-lee a mixture, especially of heterogeneous elements; hodgepodge; jumble. First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English noun and adjective medle(e), medlei(e), maedlai(e) “battle, war, quarrel; mixture, balanced mixture,” from…
