stormy
- adjective
- /ˈstɔrmi/
- Many people wrote about the stormy romance between the two characters in the novel.
- stormy relationship
- stormy meetings
- stormy political
Yes, first will be stormy and then tough.
- Yes, first will be stormy and then tough.
Examples
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The second marriage to Marie Andersen, although stormy, was much more successful.
Academic text (1998) -
Their stormy relationship was filled with arguments and passionate reconciliations.
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"I know our relationship has been stormy lately.
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Sounds like a real stormy romance.
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Emotion as stormy as this was something I had never seen or tried to cope with.
Fiction book (1990) -
In any case, Wally's next visit was a stormy one and did little to improve our financial situation.
Fiction book (1990) -
They had been having quite a stormy affair.
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I was told several stories about the stormy relationship between Luliya and Bashir.
Academic text (1995) -
Relations between the two offices had been stormy ever since the reestablishment of the patriarchate in 1847.
Academic text (2018) -
A symbiotic, albeit stormy, relationship ensues, which Ferguson recounts in colorful detail.
Academic text (2003)
Synonyms
Full of confusion and disorder among people, politics, or events
Full of strong, stormy feelings, often with loud arguments
Hit hard by strong storms or many serious problems
Beaten by storms and hard times
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How Stormy
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Morphology
Etymology
Stormy first comes from the old word storm, meaning 'violent weather', and people began to use it as a picture for strong feelings and fights. That's why a stormy relationship or meeting is 'full of conflict' and sudden emotion.