thundery

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/ˈθʌndəri/

adjective

Of weather: stormy, with thunder and lightning.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

adjectivethundery (comparative more thundery, superlative most thundery)

comparative more thundery · superlative most thundery

  1. 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 254
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    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
  2. Resembling or characteristic of thunder.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveloud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss

adjectiveaccompanied with thunder

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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APA

thundery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thundery

MLA

“thundery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thundery. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thundery,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thundery.

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