stormily
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6.2
- adverb
- /ˈstɔrmɪli/
- After hearing the unfair news, she stormily left the room in anger.
Examples
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The wind howled stormily through the trees.
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The waves crashed stormily against the rocky shore during the night.
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Clouds gathered stormily as thunder rumbled in the distance.
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She left the meeting stormily, slamming the door behind her in anger.
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She spoke stormily about the unfair treatment.
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The students stormily protested the decision to cancel the school play.
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The sky grew dark, and the wind began to blow stormily before the rain started.
Synonyms
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2.8
In a way that shows very strong feelings and great excitement
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3.7
In a very strong and violent way
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5.1
In a very loud and powerful way like thunder
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8.9
In a violent, stormy way with strong wind and waves
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7.0
In a rough, violent way with strong movement
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6.3
Rain falls very heavily and fast
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6.0
In sudden strong bursts, often of wind or smoke
Antonyms
How Stormy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word stormily comes from the simple word storm meaning 'violent wind and rain' and the ending -ily meaning 'in a storm-like way'. So stormily describes doing something like a storm, either with wild weather or with strong, angry feeling.