Stormiest

Stormiest
Stormy Storm"y, a. [Compar. {Stormier}; superl. {Stormiest}.] 1. Characterized by, or proceeding from, a storm; subject to storms; agitated with furious winds; biosterous; tempestous; as, a stormy season; a stormy day or week. ``Beyond the stormy Hebrides.'' --Milton. [1913 Webster]

2. Proceeding from violent agitation or fury; as, a stormy sound; stormy shocks. [1913 Webster]

3. Violent; passionate; rough; as, stormy passions. [1913 Webster]

Stormy chiefs of a desert but extensive domain. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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