Tonitruous

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    thundering

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boomingdeafeningear piercingear splittingearthshakingforte

Etymology

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

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