Meanings
comparative more thundery · superlative most thundery
- Of weather: stormy, with thunder and lightning.
She stood at the open door, staggering herself with this enigma, on a rainy, thundery evening.
1855 December – 1857 June, Charles Dickens, “Mrs. Flintwinch Goes on Dreaming”, in Little Dorrit, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1857, →OCLC, 1st book (Poverty), page 2541 more example
The only real objection to peacocks, under ordinary conditions, is the discordance of their cries, especially in thundery weather, when they scream in answer to every thunder-clap.
1920, Arthur H. Savory, Grain and Chaff from an English Manor - Resembling or characteristic of thunder.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveloud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss
adjectiveaccompanied with thunder
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
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