Her voice was rich and fulgent, and she clasped her hands as if in supplication.

It’s “The Greatest Love of All,” a song of such earnestness and fulgent self-esteem that under no circumstances could it also be cool, under no circumstances could it be “Before I Let Go.”

Nothing, though, is likely to prove more engaging than the Dirty Dozen’s fulgent finale.

She correctly spelled “fulgent” for the victory at the Badger State Spelling Bee.

And they reared her into fulgent maidenhood, as a white lily is reared on a fragile stem.