thunderous
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈθʌn.də.ɹəs/ / /ˈθʌn.dɚ.əs/ / /ˈθan.də.ɹəs/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree English thunder Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ōtsos or *-otsos Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English thunderous From thunder + -ous.
- Very loud; that sounds like thunder; thundersome. Also in metaphorical expressions, signifying fury.
“But when the moon rose and the breeze awakened, and the sedges stirred, and the cat's-paws raced across the moonlit ponds, and the far surf off Wonder Head intoned the hymn of the four winds, the trinity, earth and sky and water, became one thunderous symphony—a harmony of sound and colour silvered to a monochrome by the moon.”
“He inflated his chest, twirled his moustache, and thumped the table with a revulsion to thunderous indignation.”