Tempestuous

  • 11tempestuous — adjective 1) the fair weather passed and the day became tempestuous Syn: stormy, blustery, squally, wild, turbulent, windy, gusty, blowy, rainy; foul, nasty, inclement Ant: calm, fine …

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  • 12tempestuous — /tɛmˈpɛstʃuəs/ (say tem peschoohuhs) adjective 1. characterised by or subject to tempests: the tempestuous ocean. 2. of the nature of or resembling a tempest: a tempestuous wind. 3. tumultuous; turbulent: a tempestuous period. {late Middle… …

  • 13tempestuous — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin tempestuosus, from Old Latin tempestus season, weather, storm, from tempus Date: 15th century of, relating to, or resembling a tempest ; turbulent, stormy < tempestuous weather > < a&#8230; …

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  • 14tempestuous — tem|pes|tu|ous [ tem pestʃuəs ] adjective 1. ) full of strong emotion: a tempestuous relationship 2. ) LITERARY involving violent storms: tempestuous seas ╾ tem|pes|tu|ous|ly adverb …

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  • 15tempestuous — UK [temˈpestʃuəs] / US adjective 1) full of strong emotion a tempestuous relationship 2) literary involving violent storms Derived word: tempestuously adverb …

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  • 16tempestuous — adjective Of, or resembling a tempest; stormy, tumultuous …

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  • 17tempestuous — Synonyms and related words: anarchic, angry, blustering, blusterous, blustery, boisterous, chaotic, clamorous, cloudy, coarse, cyclonic, dirty, disruptive, fierce, fiery, foul, frantic, frenetic, frenzied, furious, hellish, hotheaded, impassioned …

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  • 18tempestuous — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. stormy, raging, furious; gusty, blowy, squally; violent, tumultuous, turbulent. See wind, violence. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. raging, tumultuous, furious; see stormy 1 , turbulent . III (Roget s 3 …

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  • 19tempestuous — tem·pes·tu·ous || tem pestʃʊəs adj. stormy, turbulent …

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  • 20tempestuous — [tɛm pɛstjʊəs] adjective 1》 very stormy. 2》 characterized by strong and turbulent emotion. Derivatives tempestuously adverb tempestuousness noun …

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