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| 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. |
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adj.
[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 | |
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| 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] |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
tempestuous1 [temˈpestjuəs] adjective
(of a person, behaviour etc) violently emotional; passionate
Example: a tempestuous argument/relationship
tempestuous2 [temˈpestjuəs] adjectiveExample: a tempestuous argument/relationship
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very stormy; of or like a tempest
Example: tempestuous winds
See also: tempestExample: tempestuous winds
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