Meaning of TEMPESTUOUS
| Pronunciation: | | tem'peschoous
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[adj] (of the elements) as if showing violent anger; "angry clouds on the horizon"; "furious winds"; "the raging sea" |
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TEMPESTUOUS is a 11 letter word that starts with T. |
| | Synonyms: | | angry, furious, raging, stormy, wild |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | 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.
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