Definition of tempestuous Tempestuous

/tɛˌmpɛˈsʧuʌs/ - [tempeschuus] - tem•pes•tu•ous

We found 4 definitions of tempestuous from 3 different sources.

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What does tempestuous mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

tempestuous - (of the elements) as if showing violent anger; "angry clouds on the horizon"; "furious winds"; "the raging sea"
  angry, furious, raging, wild
  stormy (especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion; "a stormy day"; "wide and stormy seas"
tempestuous - characterized by violent emotions or behavior; "a stormy argument"; "a stormy marriage"
  stormy
  unpeaceful not peaceful; "unpeaceful times"; "an unpeaceful marriage"
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  • tempestuous (a.)
    Of or pertaining to a tempest; involving or resembling a tempest; turbulent; violent; stormy; as, tempestuous weather; a tempestuous night; a tempestuous debate.

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