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Definition of tempestuous adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

tempestuous

adjective

NAmE//tɛmˈpɛstʃuəs//

1(formal) full of extreme emotions synonym stormy a tempestuous relationship

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2(formal or literary) caused by or affected by a violent storm synonym stormy tempestuous seas

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