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Tonitruous

Pronunciation:
Part of speech: Adjective
Language: English

Tonitruous

Template:IPA-en Tonitruous (comparative more tonitruous, superlative most tonitruous) is an adjective meaning **“thundering”** or **“having the quality of thunder”**.

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin tonitruōsus, from Latin tonitrus (meaning “thunder”) + the adjectival suffix -ōsus (“full of”).

Definition

**thundering**
Characterized by or resembling thunder in sound, force, or impact.

Synonyms

Tonitruant

In media

Tonitruous pronunciation

References

Oxford English Dictionary
”tonitruous, adj.” in Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary.

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