Definition of tempestuous

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tem·pes·tu·ous    (tm-psch-s) KEY  

ADJECTIVE:

1. Of, relating to, or resembling a tempest: tempestuous gales.
2. Tumultuous; stormy: a tempestuous relationship.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Late Latin tempestusus, from tempests, tempest, variant of tempests ; see tempest

OTHER FORMS:
tem·pestu·ous·ly (Adverb), tem·pestu·ous·ness (Noun)

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