Tempestous
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Obsolete form of tempestuous. alt-of, obsolete
"I wyl aduertise you that this Boke is named the Shyp of foles of the worlde: For this worlde is nought els but a tempestous se in the whiche we dayly wander and are caste in dyuers tribulacions paynes and aduersitees: some by ignoraunce and some by wilfulnes: wherfore such doers ar worthy to be called foles."
Example
More examples"I wyl aduertise you that this Boke is named the Shyp of foles of the worlde: For this worlde is nought els but a tempestous se in the whiche we dayly wander and are caste in dyuers tribulacions paynes and aduersitees: some by ignoraunce and some by wilfulnes: wherfore such doers ar worthy to be called foles."
Etymology
See tempestuous. The English word is analysable as tempest + -ous (suffix forming adjectives from nouns, denoting the presence of a quality, typically in abundance).
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