Definitions for: Tempestuous


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



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: angry, furious, raging, stormy, wild

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