Thundery vs Thunderous - What's the difference?
thundery | thunderous |
(of weather) stormy, with thunder
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*{{quote-book, year=1920, author=Arthur H. Savory, title=Grain and Chaff from an English Manor, chapter=, edition=
, passage=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. }}
Very loud; suggestive of thunder; thundersome
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*:But when the moon rose and the breeze awakened, and the sedges stirred, and the cat's-paws raced across the moonlit ponds, and the far surf off Wonder Head intoned the hymn of the four winds, the trinity, earth and sky and water, became one thunderous symphony—a harmony of sound and colour silvered to a monochrome by the moon.
*{{quote-news, year=2012, date=May 13, author=Alistair Magowan, work=BBC Sport
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As adjectives the difference between thundery and thunderous
is that thundery is stormy, with thunder while thunderous is very loud; suggestive of thunder; thundersome.thundery
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Adjective
(en adjective)- She stood at the open door, staggering herself with this enigma, on a rainy, thundery evening.
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thunderous
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(en adjective)Sunderland 0-1 Man Utd, passage=After the hour mark, events in Manchester were almost becoming a distraction such was the thunderous cheer from the United fans to greet QPR taking their unlikely lead against City.}}
