tonitruous

adjective

to·​nit·​ru·​ous

təˈni‧trəwəs

variants or less commonly tonitruant

-wənt

: thundering, fulminating

Word History

Etymology

tonitruous from Latin tonitruum thunder (from tonitrus thunder, from tonare to thunder) + English -ous; tonitruant from Late Latin tonitruant- tonitruans, from present participle of tonitruare to thunder, from Latin tonitruum thunder

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