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storm·y

stormy

 
 
pronunciation:
stor mi
part of speech: adjective
inflections: stormier, stormiest
definition 1: If the weather outside is stormy, it means there is a storm happening now. It might be very windy and rainy and full of lightning and thunder. If summers are stormy, it means that summers get a lot of storms.
It was a stormy night and the ship rocked from side to side.
synonyms:
wild
antonyms:
calm
similar words:
foul, windy
definition 2: When something is stormy, it is full of anger or other negative feelings.
He's in a stormy mood tonight, so it's not a good time to ask him a favor.
synonyms:
violent
antonyms:
calm, peaceful
similar words:
excited, fierce, furious, intense, raging
derivations: stormily (adv.), storminess (n.)