tempestuous
adjective/temˈpestʃuəs/
/temˈpestʃuəs/
- (formal) full of extreme emotions synonym stormy
- a tempestuous relationship
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- (formal or literary) caused by or affected by a violent storm synonym stormy
- tempestuous seas
Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin tempestuosus, from Latin tempestas ‘season, weather, storm’, from tempus ‘time, season’.
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