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Thunderous

Thun′der-ous

,
Adj.
[Written also
thundrous
.]
1.
Producing thunder.
[R.]
How he before the
thunderous
throne doth lie.
Milton.
2.
Making a noise like thunder; sounding loud and deep; sonorous.
Thun′der-ous-ly
,
adv.

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thunderous

thunderous

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thunderous (comparative more thunderous, superlative most thunderous)

  1. Very loud; that sounds like thunder; thundersome
    • 1907, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, “chapter VIII”, in The Younger Set (Project Gutenberg; EBook #14852), New York, N.Y.: A. L. Burt Company, published 1 February 2005 (Project Gutenberg version), OCLC 4241346:
      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 symphonya harmony of sound and colour silvered to a monochrome by the moon.
    • 2012 May 13, Alistair Magowan, Sunderland 0-1 Man Utd”, in BBC Sport:
      After the hour mark, events in Manchester were almost becoming a distraction such was the thunderous cheer from the United fans to greet QPR taking their unlikely lead against City.

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