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   Storm·y

   /ˈstôrmē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of weather) characterized by strong winds and usually rain, thunder, lightning, or snow: "a dark and stormy night" Similar blusterysquallywildtempestuousturbulentwindygustyblowyrainythunderyroughchoppyangrydirtyfoulnastyinclementhowlingroaringragingfuriousrare:boisterousOpposite calmfine
   • ▪ (of the sea or sky) having large waves or dark clouds because of windy or rainy conditions: "gray and stormy skies"
   • ▪ full of angry or violent outbursts of feeling: "a long and stormy debate" Similar angryheatedfieryfierceimpassionedpassionatelivelytempestuousturbulenttumultuousexplosivevolatileviolentintenseOpposite peaceful

   Derivatives

   • 1. stormily adverb
   • 2. storminess noun

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   What is stormy adjective?

   • Definition of stormy adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary (comparative stormier, superlative stormiest) with strong winds and heavy rain or snow Want to learn more? full of strong feelings and angry arguments Definition of stormy adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

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   Where did the word stormy come from?

   • The first records of the word stormy come from around the second half of the 1100s. It derives from the Old English stormig, also meaning “stormy.” Stormy uses the suffix – y to turn the noun storm into an adjective. (The same thing is done for other weather conditions, such as windy, cloudy, and rainy .)

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   What does stormy mean in astrology?

   • Stormy can also be applied to places affected by a storm, as in stormy seas or the stormy atmosphere of Jupiter. When stormy is used metaphorically, it’s often applied to situations or relationships that involve intense or frequent arguments whose violence and destruction are likened to that of a storm.

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   What does a stormy sea mean?

   • a stormy sea. a stormy debate. 1150–1200; Middle English; Old English stormig. See storm, -y 1 That 25 million gallons treated at the international plant only accounts for a quarter of the water spilling over the border during one of those stormy, billion-gallon days.

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   Learn the meaning of stormy as an adjective, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Stormy can mean relating to a storm, or marked by turmoil or fury.

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   What does stormy mean? Stormy literally describes weather that has resulted in storms or that indicates that storms are coming—especially conditions like dark clouds, strong winds, thunder, lightning, and rain. It is often used in the phrase stormy weather.

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   Stormy means having violent weather or involving a lot of strong arguments. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts with synonyms, antonyms, and examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

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   Stormy means having violent weather or strong arguments. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts with synonyms, antonyms, and translations.

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   Definitions of stormy. adjective. (especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion. “a stormy day”. “wide and stormy seas”. synonyms: angry, furious, raging, tempestuous, wild. (of the elements) as if showing violent anger. billowing, billowy, surging.

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   4 days ago · Stormy means characterized by storms, violent, or turbulent. It can describe weather, seas, or situations. See synonyms, word forms, and usage examples from Collins Dictionary.

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    Stormy means with strong winds and heavy rain or snow, or full of strong feelings and angry arguments. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts with pictures, pronunciation and usage notes.