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Webster 1913 Edition


Stormy

Storm′y

,
Adj.
[
Com
par.
Stormier
;
sup
erl.
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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Stormy

STORMY

,
Adj.
1.
Tempestuous; agitated with furious winds; boisterous; as a stormy season; a stormy day or week.
2.
Proceeding from violent agitation or fury; as a stormy sound; stormy shocks.
3.
Violent; passionate. [Unusual.]

Definition 2024


stormy

stormy

See also: Stormy

English

Adjective

stormy (comparative stormier, superlative stormiest)

  1. Of or pertaining to storms.
  2. Characterized by, or proceeding from, a storm; subject to storms; agitated with strong winds and heavy rain.
    a stormy season or a stormy day
    • 2011, Phil McNulty, Euro 2012: Montenegro 2-2 England
      Fabio Capello insisted Rooney was in the right frame of mind to play in stormy Podgorica despite his father's arrest on Thursday in a probe into alleged betting irregularities, but his flash of temper - when he kicked out at Miodrag Dzudovic - suggested otherwise.
  3. Proceeding from violent agitation or fury.
    a stormy sound or stormy shocks
  4. Violent; passionate; rough.
    stormy passions

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