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stormy

/ˈstɔɹmi/ adjective

In Latin: procellōsus Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about stormy at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. (especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion.
    a stormy day
  2. Characterized by violent emotions or behavior.
    a stormy argument

Origin

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”).

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