Stormy
//ˈstɔɹmi// adj, name
adj, name ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Of or pertaining to storms.
- 2 Characterized by, or proceeding from, a storm; subject to storms; agitated with strong winds and heavy rain.
"a stormy season or a stormy day"
- 3 Proceeding from violent agitation or fury.
"a stormy sound or stormy shocks"
- 4 Violent; passionate; rough.
"stormy passions a stormy relationship"
Adjective
- 1 (especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion wordnet
- 2 characterized by violent emotions or behavior wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 A female given name from English.
Antonyms
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More examples"Wet and stormy areas will get wetter and stormier."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English stormy, stormi, from Old English *stormiġ (“stormy”), equivalent to storm + -y. Cognate with Dutch stormig (“stormy”), German stürmisch (“stormy”), Swedish stormig (“stormy”).
Etymology 2
From stormy.
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