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   tempestuous

   /tɛmˈpɛstʃʊəs/

   adjective

   • 1. characterized by strong and turbulent or conflicting emotion: "he had a reckless and tempestuous streak" Similar turbulentstormytumultuousviolentwildlivelyheatedexplosiveuncontrolledunrestrainedfeverishhystericalfreneticfrenziedfranticemotionalpassionateintenseimpassionedfierytemperamentalvolatileexcitablemercurialcapriciousunpredictableerratichot-temperedquick-temperedOpposite peacefulplacidcalm
   • 2. very stormy: "a tempestuous wind" Similar stormyblusterysquallywildturbulentwindygustyblowyrainythunderyroughchoppyangrydirtyfoulnastyinclementhowlingroaringragingfuriousrare:boisterousturbulentstormytumultuousviolentwildlivelyheatedexplosiveuncontrolledunrestrainedfeverishhystericalfreneticfrenziedfranticOpposite calmfinepeaceful

   Word Origin late Middle English: from late Latin tempestuosus, from Latin tempestas (see tempest).

   Derivatives

   • 1. tempestuously adverb
   • 2. tempestuousness noun

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   What does tempestuous mean?

   • TEMPESTUOUS definition: 1. If something such as a relationship or time is tempestuous, it is full of strong emotions: 2…. Learn more.

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   What does tempestuous relationship mean?

   • If you describe a relationship or a situation as tempestuous, you mean that very strong and intense emotions, especially anger, are involved. For years, the couple's tempestuous relationship made the headlines. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. Collins English Dictionary.

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   What does tumultuous mean?

   • 1. Characterized by violent emotions or actions; tumultuous: a tempestuous relationship. 2. Of, relating to, or resembling a tempest: tempestuous gales. [Middle English, from Late Latin tempestuōsus, from tempestūs, tempest, variant of tempestās; see tempest .] tem·pes′tu·ous·ness n.

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   Are storms a tempestuous thing?

   • Storms are strange things — truly tempestuous in how suddenly they can shift shape and space. This sets off a series of tempestuous events, with the couple spending the rest of the film arguing in front of everyone. He relationship with her mother became increasingly tempestuous. The singer was to be a generous, amusing but tempestuous employer.

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   A tempest is a storm, so you can use the adjective tempestuous to describe anything stormy or volatile — from a tempestuous hurricane to a tempestuous romance.

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