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tempestuous::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | stormy |
| Derivation | tempest, tempestuousness |
Examples of tempestuous
tempestuous
Now, the northern New Mexico hill beckons boarders with her tempestuous terrain.
From the denverpost.com
It is a symbol for the tempestuous way of life in its place of origin, Anatolia.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Stories about tempestuous events and controversial issues bring us lots of mail.
From the time.com
The marriage was intense but tempestuous, and in the 1970s he and Kim divorced.
From the latimes.com
Many people living along the high, tempestuous Great Lakes were not so fortunate.
From the time.com
Details emerged yesterday of Cetin's tempestuous relationship with his girlfriend.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The Pakistani military's relationship with the United States has been tempestuous.
From the theatlantic.com
At one wooden lectern stood the Republican nominee, tempestuous and tightly wound.
From the washingtonpost.com
Now that the eight tempestuous years are up, is that our closing judgment too?
From the economist.com
- Stormy: characterized by violent emotions or behavior; "a stormy argument"; "a stormy marriage"
- Angry: (of the elements) as if showing violent anger; "angry clouds on the horizon"; "furious winds"; "the raging sea"
- (tempestuousness) a state of wild storminess
- (tempestuousness) agitation: a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; "the political ferment produced new leadership"; "social unrest"
- Of, or resembling a tempest; stormy, tumultuous
- (Tempestuously (adv.)) violently; agitatedly
