TEMPESTUOUS

angry, furious, raging, tempestuous, wild

(adjective) (of the elements) as if showing violent anger; “angry clouds on the horizon”; “furious winds”; “the raging sea”

stormy, tempestuous

(adjective) characterized by violent emotions or behavior; “a stormy argument”; “a stormy marriage”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

tempestuous (comparative more tempestuous, superlative most tempestuous)

Of, or resembling a tempest; stormy, tumultuous.

Synonyms

• (stormy): stormy, windy, blustery, tumultuous

Source: Wiktionary


Tem*pes"tu*ous, a. Etym: [L. tempestuous: cf. OF. tempestueux, F. tempĂŞtueux.]

Definition: Of or pertaining to a tempest; involving or resembling a tempest; turbulent; violent; stormy; as, tempestuous weather; a tempestuous night; a tempestuous debate.

– Tem*pes"tu*ous*ly, adv.

– Tem*pes"tu*ous*ness, n. They saw the Hebrew leader, Waiting, and clutching his tempestuous beard. Longfellow.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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