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tem·pes·tu·ous

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–adjective

1.	characterized 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 in history.

[Origin: 1500–10; < LL tempestuōsus, deriv. of tempestus, var. of tempestās tempest (see -ous); r. earlier tempeste(u)ous, tempestious (see -eous, -ious)

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—Related forms

tem·pes·tu·ous·ly, adverb

tem·pes·tu·ous·ness, noun

—Synonyms 2. violent, stormy.

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tem·pes·tu·ous Audio Help (těm-pěs'chōō-əs) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Of, relating to, or resembling a tempest: tempestuous gales.
Tumultuous; stormy: a tempestuous relationship.

[Middle English, from Late Latin tempestuōsus, from tempestūs, tempest, variant of tempestās; see tempest.]

tem·pes'tu·ous·ly adv., tem·pes'tu·ous·ness n.

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tempestuous
adjective
1.	characterized by violent emotions or behavior; "a stormy argument"; "a stormy marriage" [syn: stormy]
2.	(of the elements) as if showing violent anger; "angry clouds on the horizon"; "furious winds"; "the raging sea" [syn: angry]

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tempestuous1 [temˈpestjuəs] adjective

(of a person, behaviour etc) violently emotional; passionate
Example: a tempestuous argument/relationship

Arabic:	عاصِف، شَديد الإنْفِعال
Chinese (Simplified):	（心情）极为激动的
Chinese (Traditional):	(心情)極為激動的
Czech:	prudký, vášnivý
Danish:	stormfuld
Dutch:	onstuimig
Estonian:	maruline
Finnish:	myrskyisä
French:	violent, passionné
German:	ungestüm
Greek:	θυελλώδης, εκρηκτικός, παράφορος
Hungarian:	heves
Icelandic:	ofsafenginn
Indonesian:	bernafsu
Italian:	violento, turbolento

Japanese:	激しい
Korean:	난폭한; 격렬한
Latvian:	vētrains; dedzīgs; karsts
Lithuanian:	aistringas, audringas, karštas
Norwegian:	stormfull
Polish:	gwałtowny, burzliwy
Portuguese (Brazil):	tempestuoso
Portuguese (Portugal):	tempestuoso
Romanian:	furtunos, violent
Russian:	бурный
Slovak:	prudký; vášnivý
Slovenian:	viharen
Spanish:	tempestuoso
Swedish:	stormig, våldsam
Turkish:	şiddetli

tempestuous2 [temˈpestjuəs] adjective

very stormy; of or like a tempest
Example: tempestuous winds

Arabic:	عاصِف، كالعاصِفَه
Chinese (Simplified):	大风暴的，暴风雨的
Chinese (Traditional):	大風暴的，暴風雨的
Czech:	bouřlivý
Danish:	stormfuld
Dutch:	stormachtig
Estonian:	maru-
Finnish:	myrsky-
French:	de tempête
German:	stürmisch
Greek:	θυελλώδης
Hungarian:	viharos
Icelandic:	óveðurs-; hávaða-
Indonesian:	dahsyat
Italian:	tempestoso, burrascoso

Japanese:	嵐のような
Korean:	비바람 몰아치는; 사나운
Lithuanian:	audringas
Norwegian:	storm-, uværs-
Polish:	gwałtowny
Portuguese (Brazil):	de tempestade
Portuguese (Portugal):	tormentoso
Romanian:	(ca) de furtună
Russian:	буйный
Slovak:	búrlivý
Slovenian:	viharen
Spanish:	tempestuoso, de tormenta, borrascoso
Swedish:	stormig, storm-
Turkish:	fırtınalı, boralı

See also: tempest, "tempestuous" in any language

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Tempestuous

Tem*pes"tu*ous\, a. [L. tempestuous: cf. OF. tempestueux, F. temp[^e]tueux.] 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.

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