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/tem"pist tawst", -tost"/, adj.buffeted about, as by adversities.Also, tempest-tost.[1585-95]
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tempest-tossed — adjective pounded or hit repeatedly by storms or adversities • Syn: ↑buffeted, ↑storm tossed, ↑tempest tost, ↑tempest swept • Similar to: ↑troubled … Useful english dictionary
storm-tossed tempest-tossed tempest-tost tempest-swept — battered attered adj. 1. In deplorable condition; as, the battered old Ford station wagon. Syn: beat up, beaten up, bedraggled, broken down, dilapidated, ramshackle, tumble down, unsound. [WordNet 1.5] 2. Hit or pounded repeatedly and violently… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tempest — Tem pest, n. [OF. tempeste, F. temp[^e]te, (assumed) LL. tempesta, fr. L. tempestas a portion of time, a season, weather, storm, akin to tempus time. See {Temporal} of time.] 1. An extensive current of wind, rushing with great velocity and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tempest-tost — adjective pounded or hit repeatedly by storms or adversities • Syn: ↑buffeted, ↑storm tossed, ↑tempest tossed, ↑tempest swept • Similar to: ↑troubled * * * adjective see tempest … Useful english dictionary
tempest-swept — adjective pounded or hit repeatedly by storms or adversities • Syn: ↑buffeted, ↑storm tossed, ↑tempest tossed, ↑tempest tost • Similar to: ↑troubled … Useful english dictionary
Tossed — Toss Toss, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tossed} ; (less properly {Tost} ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Tossing}.] [ W. tosiaw, tosio, to jerk, toss, snatch, tosa quick jerk, a toss, a snatch. ] 1. To throw with the hand; especially, to throw with the palm of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tempest-beaten — temˈpest beaten, temˈpest tossed or temˈpest tost adjective (Shakespeare) Driven about by storms • • • Main Entry: ↑tempest … Useful english dictionary
storm-tossed — adjective pounded or hit repeatedly by storms or adversities • Syn: ↑buffeted, ↑tempest tossed, ↑tempest tost, ↑tempest swept • Similar to: ↑troubled * * * stormˈ tossed adjective … Useful english dictionary
battered — attered adj. 1. In deplorable condition; as, the battered old Ford station wagon. Syn: beat up, beaten up, bedraggled, broken down, dilapidated, ramshackle, tumble down, unsound. [WordNet 1.5] 2. Hit or pounded repeatedly and violently with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
buffeted — battered attered adj. 1. In deplorable condition; as, the battered old Ford station wagon. Syn: beat up, beaten up, bedraggled, broken down, dilapidated, ramshackle, tumble down, unsound. [WordNet 1.5] 2. Hit or pounded repeatedly and violently… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
