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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;
“Beyond the stormy Hebrides.” as, a
stormy
season; a stormy
day or week. Milton.
2.
Proceeding from violent agitation or fury;
as, a
stormy
sound; stormy
shocks.3.
Violent; passionate; rough;
as,
. stormy
passionsStormy
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
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See also: Stormy
English
Adjective
stormy (comparative stormier, superlative stormiest)
- Of or pertaining to storms.
- 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.
- Proceeding from violent agitation or fury.
- a stormy sound or stormy shocks
- Violent; passionate; rough.
- stormy passions
Synonyms
Antonyms
Translations
of or pertaining to storms
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