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Definition of tempestuous adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

tempestuous

adjective
 
/temˈpestʃuəs/
 
/temˈpestʃuəs/
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  1. (formal) full of extreme emotions synonym stormy
    • a tempestuous relationship
  2. (formal or literary) caused by or affected by a violent storm synonym stormy
    • tempestuous seas
  3. Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin tempestuosus, from Latin tempestas ‘season, weather, storm’, from tempus ‘time, season’.
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