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- [thuhn-duh-ree]
- /ˈθʌn də ri/
- /ˈθʌn.dər.i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [thuhn-duh-ree]
- /ˈθʌn də ri/
Definitions of thundery word
- abbreviation THUNDERY thunderous. 1
- adjective thundery weather: featuring thunder 1
- adjective thundery When the weather is thundery, there is a lot of thunder, or there are heavy clouds which make you think that there will be thunder soon. 0
- adjective thundery that sounds like thunder 0
- adjective thundery accompanied with or betokening thunder 0
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Origin of thundery
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600; thunder + -y1
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Parts of speech for Thundery
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
thundery popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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