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chunderous

American  
[chuhn-der-uhs] / ˈtʃʌn dər əs /

adjective

Australian Informal: Vulgar.

  1. thoroughly unpleasant or nauseating; revolting.

chunderous British  
/ ˈtʃʌndərəs /

adjective

  1. slang  nauseating

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Etymology

Origin of chunderous

chunder + -ous

Example Sentences

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Bagging the enviable scores of 9.7 and 9.23 in the first four minutes of his round two heat of the Billabong Pro Tahiti against Toby ' Murderer ' Martin, Cory continued his ride further into the ASP ' s pro surfing history books as the man to beat in Teahupoo ' s chunderous caverns.

From Time Magazine Archive

Bagging the enviable scores of 9.7 and 9.23 in the first four minutes of his round two heat of the Billabong Pro Tahiti against Toby ' Murderer ' Martin, Cory continued his ride further into the ASP ' s pro surfing history books as the man to beat in Teahupoo ' s chunderous caverns.

From Time Magazine Archive

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