stormy

CEFRB1

/ˈstɔɹmi/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Having strong winds, heavy rain, or other storm conditions.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Characterized by, or proceeding from, a storm; subject to storms; agitated with strong winds and heavy rain.

Examples

  • Wet and stormy areas will get wetter and stormier.

  • The stormy weather was dreadful.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Proceeding from violent agitation or fury.

  2. Of or pertaining to storms.

  3. Violent; passionate; rough.

More examples

In context

  • a stormy season or a stormy day

  • a stormy sound or stormy shocks

  • stormy passions a stormy relationship

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Origin

adjective

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”).