stormy

Meaning

  1. Of or pertaining to storms.
  2. Characterized by, or proceeding from, a storm; subject to storms; agitated with strong winds and heavy rain.
  3. Proceeding from violent agitation or fury.
  4. Violent; passionate; rough.

Synonyms

tempestuous
windy
C2
tumultuous
37k
turbulent
21k
rough
B1
violent
B2
choppy
36k
blustering
wild
B1
raging
C1
furious
C1
inclement
boisterous
35k
squally
blustery
fierce
C1
threatening
B2
strong
A2
loud
B1
perilous
21k
plangent
rabid
C2
rage
B2
😡
rapid
C1
restless
C1
roaring
B2
rugged
C2
savage
C1
seething
32k
serious
A1
snowstorm
23k
sounding
C1
speedy
C2
squalling
tense
B2
thundering
20k
thunderous
33k
troubled
C1
uneasy
C2
wavy
29k
surgy

rought

tempestucus

tumultous

breme
angry
A2
😠
squallish
anxious
B2
boiling
C1
chequered
Translations

tempestoso
stürmisch
tempestuós
tempestuoso
orageux
tormentoso
tempestuoso
temporalesco
stormachtig
tempétueux
borrascoso
gewittrig
fırtınalı
Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈstɔɹmi/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
stormy
Inherited from Old English
stormiġ
Cognate with Dutch
stormig
Cognate with German
German
stürmisch
Cognate with Swedish
stormig
In summary

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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