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TEMPESTUOUS
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(of the elements) as if showing violent anger
Example:
the raging sea
Synonyms:
angry; furious; raging; tempestuous; wild
Classified under:
Similar:
stormy ((especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion)
Derivation:
tempest ((literary) a violent wind)
tempestuousness (a state of wild storminess)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Characterized by violent emotions or behavior
Example:
a stormy marriage
Synonyms:
stormy; tempestuous
Classified under:
Similar:
unpeaceful (not peaceful)
Derivation:
tempest (a violent commotion or disturbance)
tempestuousness (a state of agitation or turbulent change or development)
