HyperDic: stormy

English > 2 senses of the word stormy:
ADJECTIVEallstormy(especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms / storms or commotion
allstormy, tempestuouscharacterized by violent emotions or behavior
stormy > pronunciation
Soundsstao'rmiy
Rhymesacademy ... yummy: 83 rhymes with miy...
English > stormy: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaning(especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms / storms or commotion.
Examples
  • "a stormy day"
  • "wide and stormy seas"
Narrowerangry, furious, raging, tempestuous, wild(of the elements) as if showing violent anger
billowy, billowing, surgingCharacterized by great swelling waves or surges
blowy, breezy, windyabounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes
blustering, blusterous, blusteryblowing in violent and abrupt bursts
boisterous, fierce, roughviolently agitated and turbulent
choppyrough with small waves
dirtyunpleasantly stormy
gusty, puffyblowing in puffs or short intermittent blasts
squallyCharacterized by brief periods of violent wind or rain
thunderyAccompanied with thunder
See alsoinclement(of weather or climate) severe
unpeacefulnot peaceful
Oppositecalm(of weather) free from storm or wind
Spanishborrascoso, tempestuoso, tormentoso
Catalantempestívol, tempestós, tempestuós
Nounsstorma violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
storminessthe state of being stormy
English > stormy: 2 senses > adjective 2
MeaningCharacterized by violent emotions or behavior.
Examples
  • "a stormy argument"
  • "a stormy marriage"
Synonymtempestuous
Broaderunpeacefulnot peaceful
Spanishpolémico, tempestuoso, tormentoso
Catalanpolèmic, tempestuós
Nounsstorma violent commotion or disturbance
storminessviolent passion in speech or action
Adverbsstormilyin a stormy / stormy or violent manner

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