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