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storm⋅y

  [stawr-mee]
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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, -y 1

Related forms:
storm⋅i⋅ly, adverb
storm⋅i⋅ness, noun
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storm·y   (stôr'mē)   
adj.   storm·i·er, storm·i·est
  1. Subject to, characterized by, or affected by storms; tempestuous.
  2. Characterized by violent emotions, passions, speech, or actions: a stormy argument.
storm'i·ly adv., storm'i·ness n.
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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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Language Translation for : stormy
Spanish: tormentoso,
German: stürmisch,
Japanese: 嵐の
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Main Entry: stormy
Pronunciation: 'stor-mE
Function: adjective
Inflected Forms: storm·i·er; -est
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