incandescent
in·can·des·cent / ˌinkənˈdesənt/ • adj. emitting light as a result of being heated: plumes of incandescent liquid rock. ∎ (of an electric light) containing a filament that glows white-hot when heated by a current passed through it. ∎ extremely angry: she was incandescent at the way the IRS acted. ∎ of outstanding and exciting quality; brilliant: Mravinsky's incandescent performance of Siegfried's Funeral March.DERIVATIVES: in·can·des·cence n.in·can·des·cent·ly adv.
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