tempestuous

Adjective
Synonyms: stormyangryfuriousragingwild

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

  1. characterized by violent emotions or behavior“a stormy argument”“a stormy marriage”Synonyms: stormy
  2. (of the elements) as if showing violent anger“angry clouds on the horizon”“furious winds”“the raging sea”Synonyms: angryfuriousragingwild
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster]

They saw the Hebrew leader, Waiting, and clutching his tempestuous beard. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]

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