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Tempestuous

Tempestuous Meaning & Definition
Tempestuous Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Tempestuous?

[adj] (of the elements) as if showing violent anger; "angry clouds on the horizon"; "furious winds"; "the raging sea"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Tempestuous: angry | furious | raging | stormy | wild

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Tempestuous In Webster's Dictionary

\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. They saw the Hebrew leader, Waiting, and clutching his tempestuous beard. --Longfellow.

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