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THUNDERY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does thundery mean?
• THUNDERY (adjective)
The adjective THUNDERY has 2 senses:
1. loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss
2. accompanied with thunder
Familiarity information: THUNDERY used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss
Synonyms:
deafening; earsplitting; thunderous; thundery
Similar:
loud (characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Accompanied with thunder
Similar:
stormy ((especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion)
Derivation:
thunder (a booming or crashing noise caused by air expanding along the path of a bolt of lightning)
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