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tonitruous

adjective
to·​nit·​ru·​ous | \ təˈni‧trəwəs\
variants: or less commonly tonitruant \ -​wənt \

Definition of tonitruous

: thundering, fulminating

History and Etymology for tonitruous

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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