tempest-swept
- adjective
- /ˈtɛmpɪst swɛpt/
- Literature
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azotado por tormentas
- The lighthouse stood firm on the tempest-swept cliffs, a beacon to passing ships.
Examples
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After the storm, the village looked tempest-swept and desolate.
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He wrote a novel set on a tempest-swept island, where the protagonists faced both nature and their own fears.
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After years of war, the nation remained tempest-swept and weary, longing for peace.
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The tempest-swept coastline was a sight to behold.
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After the storm, the village looked tempest-swept and desolate, as fallen trees littered the streets.
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The tempest-swept landscape revealed the scars of nature's fury, with uprooted trees and battered homes.
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The sailors returned to the tempest-swept harbor to find their boats damaged and the sea still raging.
Synonyms
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9.9
Beaten by storms and hard times
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9.9
Shaken by strong storms or by great troubles
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7.9
Hit hard by strong storms or many serious problems
Hit again and again by strong winds or other problems
A thing damaged and worn by storms
Antonyms
How Battered
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word tempest-swept comes from tempest meaning 'storm' and swept, like 'sweep', meaning 'to push or carry by force'. So, tempest-swept gives the image of a place or person hit and battered again and again by storms or by very hard times.