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tem·pes·tu·ous    Audio Help   [tem-pes-choo-uhs] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.characterized by or subject to tempests: the tempestuous ocean.
2.of the nature of or resembling a tempest: a tempestuous wind.
3.tumultuous; turbulent: a tempestuous period in history.
[Origin: 1500–10; < LL tempestuōsus, deriv. of tempestus, var. of tempestās tempest (see -ous); r. earlier tempeste(u)ous, tempestious (see -eous, -ious)]

—Related forms
tem·pes·tu·ous·ly, adverb
tem·pes·tu·ous·ness, noun

—Synonyms 2. violent, stormy.
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Thesaurus Entries
  Synonym Collection v1.1Cite This Source
Main Entry:  tempestuous
Part of Speech:  adjective
Synonyms:  agitated, blustering, emotional, fiery, furious, heated, intense, raging, rough, stormy, tumultuous, turbulent, uncontrolled, violent, wild
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
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  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  rough
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Violently disturbed or agitated, as by storms.
Synonyms:  dirty, heavy, raging, roiled, roily, rugged, stormy, tumultuous, turbulent, ugly, violent, wild
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
  Roget's II: The New ThesaurusCite This Source
Main Entry:  turbulent
Part of Speech:  adjective
Definition:  Marked by unrest or disturbance.
Synonyms:  stormy, tumultuous
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
by the Editors of the American Heritage® Dictionary.
Copyright © 2003, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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