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stormy
[stawr-mee]
adjective
affected, characterized by, or subject to storms; tempestuous.
a stormy sea.
characterized by violent commotion, actions, speech, passions, etc..
a stormy debate.
stormy
/ ˈ²õ³Ùɔ˳¾Éª /
adjective
characterized by storms
subject to, involving, or characterized by violent disturbance or emotional outburst
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- stormily adverb
- storminess noun
- unstormily adverb
- unstorminess noun
- unstormy adjective
- ˈ²õ³Ù´Ç°ù³¾¾±±ô²â adverb
- ˈ²õ³Ù´Ç°ù³¾¾±²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Example Sentences
Gutierrez had purposefully left one of his cabins unlocked over the winter so that someone who is lost could increase their chances of surviving in the cold, stormy weather.
Weather forecasters predict a stormy build up, suggesting a soft golf course to put an even greater premium on length off the tee.
“In most lives there arrives a mellowing, a lovely autumnal calm that overtakes even the stormiest personalities,†Chernow writes.
Banana Cake is for right now — for windy, sunny, even chilly and stormy, abundant spring!
We first meet her in a stormy sea as an ecowarrior, attacking a ship fishing illegally, then getting arrested herself.
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When To Use
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.It can also be used to describe a place that frequently has storms.Stormy can also be used in a figurative way to describe a situation that’s full of conflict and commotion, as in Things got a bit stormy at the council meeting when members started making accusations against each other. Example: Expect stormy skies on your commute this morning—it looks like we’ll get some intense rainstorms starting around 9 o’clock.
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