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–adjective, storm·i·er, storm·i·est.

1.	affected, characterized by, or subject to storms; tempestuous: a stormy sea.

2.	characterized by violent commotion, actions, speech, passions, etc.: a stormy debate.

[Origin: 1150–1200; ME; OE stormig. See storm, -y¹

]

—Related forms

storm·i·ly, adverb

storm·i·ness, noun

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storm·y Audio Help (stôr'mē) Pronunciation Key
adj. storm·i·er, storm·i·est

Subject to, characterized by, or affected by storms; tempestuous.
Characterized by violent emotions, passions, speech, or actions: a stormy argument.

storm'i·ly adv., storm'i·ness n.

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stormy
adjective
1.	(especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion; "a stormy day"; "wide and stormy seas" [ant: calm]
2.	characterized by violent emotions or behavior; "a stormy argument"; "a stormy marriage"

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
ˈstormy1 adjective

having a lot of strong wind, heavy rain etc
Example: a stormy day; stormy weather; a stormy voyage

Arabic:	عاصِف
Chinese (Simplified):	暴风雨的
Chinese (Traditional):	暴風雨的
Czech:	bouřlivý
Danish:	stormfuld
Dutch:	stormachtig
Estonian:	tormine
Finnish:	myrskyinen
French:	orageux
German:	stürmisch
Greek:	θυελλώδης
Hungarian:	viharos
Icelandic:	stormasamur
Indonesian:	mengandung badai
Italian:	tempestoso, burrascoso

Japanese:	嵐の
Korean:	폭풍우의
Latvian:	vējains; vētrains; vētras-
Lithuanian:	audringas, audrotas
Norwegian:	uværs-, storm-
Polish:	burzowy, burzliwy
Portuguese (Brazil):	tempestuoso
Portuguese (Portugal):	tempestuoso
Romanian:	furtunos
Russian:	ненастный; бурный; штормовой
Slovak:	búrkový, prudký
Slovenian:	nevihten
Spanish:	tormentoso
Swedish:	stormig
Turkish:	fırtınalı

ˈstormy2 adjective

full of anger or uncontrolled feeling
Example: in a stormy mood; a stormy discussion

Arabic:	عاصِف، صاخِب، هائِج
Chinese (Simplified):	暴躁的
Chinese (Traditional):	暴躁的
Czech:	bouřlivý
Danish:	stormfuld; ophidset
Dutch:	onbesuisd
Estonian:	raevukas
Finnish:	kiivas
French:	violent, orageux
German:	stürmisch
Greek:	οργισμένος, ανεξέλεγκτος
Hungarian:	viharos
Icelandic:	ofsafenginn
Indonesian:	penuh kemarahan
Italian:	furioso, violento

Japanese:	激しい
Korean:	격렬한, 맹렬한
Latvian:	vētrains; kaismīgs; nikns
Lithuanian:	audringas, įniršio apimtas
Norwegian:	stormfull, hissig
Polish:	burzliwy
Portuguese (Brazil):	tempestuoso
Portuguese (Portugal):	tempestuoso
Romanian:	violent, furtunos
Russian:	бурный
Slovak:	búrlivý; vášnivý
Slovenian:	razburjen, razvnet
Spanish:	acalorado
Swedish:	stormig
Turkish:	fırtınalı, şiddetli

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Stormy

Storm"y\, a. [Compar. Stormier; superl. Stormiest.]

1. Characterized by, or proceeding from, a storm; subject to storms; agitated with furious winds; biosterous; tempestous; as, a stormy season; a stormy day or week. "Beyond the stormy Hebrides." --Milton.

2. Proceeding from violent agitation or fury; as, a stormy sound; stormy shocks.

3. Violent; passionate; rough; as, stormy passions.

Stormy chiefs of a desert but extensive domain. --Sir W. Scott.

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