stormy en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- stôr'mē (US)
- (US) audio
- /ˈstɔɹmi/ (US)
Etymology
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”).
Meanings
- Of or pertaining to storms.
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Characterized by, or proceeding from, a storm; subject to storms; agitated with strong winds and heavy rain.
It was a dark and stormy night, the rain fell in torrents—except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind which swept up the streets […]
1830, [Edward Bulwer-Lytton], chapter I, in Paul Clifford. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 1:Fabio Capello insisted [Wayne] Rooney was in the right frame of mind to play in stormy Podgorica despite his father's arrest on Thursday in a probe into alleged betting irregularities, but his flash of temper - when he kicked out at Miodrag Dzudovic - suggested otherwise.
2011 October 7, Phil McNulty, “Euro 2012: Montenegro 2-2 England”, in BBC Sport:a stormy season or a stormy day
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Proceeding from violent agitation or fury.
a stormy sound or stormy shocks
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Violent; passionate; rough.
stormy passions a stormy relationship
This new anti-military consciousness surfaced at the Gay Academic Union Conference held last month in New York, where two broadsides and a meeting were held to discuss the situation. And in San Francisco, after a stormy meeting of Bay Area Gay Liberation (BAGEL), the group refused to co-sponsor a fund-raising event for former T/Sgt. Leonard Matlovich.
1975 December 27, Neil Miller, “Anti-Military Backlash Surfaces”, in Gay Community News, volume 3, number 26, page 3:1970-1975, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure She was real at ease & at peace with herself. Didn't seem to have the stormy feeling I've had lately.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| stormiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| stormier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
stormy petrel · dark and stormy · storminess · unstormy · stormily · stormy weather
Synonyms
Translations (51)
rup furtunos (of or pertaining to storms; strong winds, rough seas, heavy rain etc.) · es tormentoso (of or pertaining to storms; strong winds, rough seas, heavy rain etc.) · mi tarakaka (violent; passionate; rough) · mi pōkākā (of or pertaining to storms; strong winds, rough seas, heavy rain etc.) · ja 荒れた (of or pertaining to storms; strong winds, rough seas, heavy rain etc.) · eu ekaiztsu (of or pertaining to storms; strong winds, rough seas, heavy rain etc.) · pl burzliwy (violent; passionate; rough) · ca tempestuós (violent; passionate; rough) · mi totoa (violent; passionate; rough) · ru бу́рный (violent; passionate; rough) · ca borrascós (of or pertaining to storms; strong winds, rough seas, heavy rain etc.) · ang ȳstiġ (of or pertaining to storms; strong winds, rough seas, heavy rain etc.) · de stürmisch (violent; passionate; rough) · it tempestoso (of or pertaining to storms; strong winds, rough seas, heavy rain etc.) · hu viharos (of or pertaining to storms; strong winds, rough seas, heavy rain etc.) · bg бурен (of or pertaining to storms; strong winds, rough seas, heavy rain etc.) · nl stormachtig (of or pertaining to storms; strong winds, rough seas, heavy rain etc.) · et tormine (of or pertaining to storms; strong winds, rough seas, heavy rain etc.) · ru бу́йный (violent; passionate; rough) · ar عَاصِف (of or pertaining to storms; strong winds, rough seas, heavy rain etc.) · la procellōsus (of or pertaining to storms; strong winds, rough seas, heavy rain etc.) · mi puhoro (of or pertaining to storms; strong winds, rough seas, heavy rain etc.) · fr orageux (of or pertaining to storms; strong winds, rough seas, heavy rain etc.) · gd stoirmeil (of or pertaining to storms; strong winds, rough seas, heavy rain etc.) · ga anfúil (of or pertaining to storms; strong winds, rough seas, heavy rain etc.) · la turbulentus (violent; passionate; rough) · es borrascoso (of or pertaining to storms; strong winds, rough seas, heavy rain etc.) · ca tempestuós (of or pertaining to storms; strong winds, rough seas, heavy rain etc.) · ga anfach (of or pertaining to storms; strong winds, rough seas, heavy rain etc.) · mi hūkerikeri (of or pertaining to storms; strong winds, rough seas, heavy rain etc.) · es tempestuoso (of or pertaining to storms; strong winds, rough seas, heavy rain etc.) · de stürmisch (of or pertaining to storms; strong winds, rough seas, heavy rain etc.) · ro furtunos (of or pertaining to storms; strong winds, rough seas, heavy rain etc.) · mi tātāhau (violent; passionate; rough) · tr fırtınalı (of or pertaining to storms; strong winds, rough seas, heavy rain etc.) · mi tātāhau (of or pertaining to storms; strong winds, rough seas, heavy rain etc.) · lt audringas (of or pertaining to storms; strong winds, rough seas, heavy rain etc.) · cy stormus (of or pertaining to storms; strong winds, rough seas, heavy rain etc.) · mi tarakaka (of or pertaining to storms; strong winds, rough seas, heavy rain etc.) · ru неи́стовый (violent; passionate; rough) · eo ŝtorma (of or pertaining to storms; strong winds, rough seas, heavy rain etc.) · fi myrskyinen (of or pertaining to storms; strong winds, rough seas, heavy rain etc.) · ru бурево́й (of or pertaining to storms; strong winds, rough seas, heavy rain etc.) · ja 荒れた (violent; passionate; rough) · pt tempestuoso (of or pertaining to storms; strong winds, rough seas, heavy rain etc.) · sh òlūjnī (of or pertaining to storms; strong winds, rough seas, heavy rain etc.) · pl burzowy (of or pertaining to storms; strong winds, rough seas, heavy rain etc.) · sv stormig (of or pertaining to storms; strong winds, rough seas, heavy rain etc.) · vi nổi sóng (of or pertaining to storms; strong winds, rough seas, heavy rain etc.) · hu viharos (violent; passionate; rough) · ru штормово́й (of or pertaining to storms; strong winds, rough seas, heavy rain etc.)