stormy
/'stɔ:mi/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Characterized by or subject to storms: Used to describe weather conditions involving strong winds, heavy rain, snow, or thunder and lightning.
- Characterized by violent emotions, passions, or behavior: Used to describe situations, relationships, or periods marked by intense conflict, anger, or turbulence.
Usage and Examples
- Describing weather:
- We had to cancel the picnic due to the stormy forecast.
- The sailors were warned about the stormy seas ahead.
- Describing emotions or situations:
- They have a stormy relationship, with frequent arguments.
- The meeting ended after a stormy debate over the new policy.
Advanced Usage and Nuances
- "stormy" vs. "tempestuous": While both can describe turbulent weather or emotions, "tempestuous" is often more literary and can imply greater intensity or passion.
- His tempestuous love affair was the talk of the town. (This suggests a more passionate, dramatic intensity than "stormy affair").
- Figurative use for periods of time: Can describe a period filled with trouble or upheaval.
- The company survived a stormy period of financial losses and management changes.
Variants and Related Words
- Storm (n/v): The event or condition itself. As a verb, it can mean to attack suddenly or to move angrily or forcefully.
- The castle was stormed by the rebels.
- He stormed out of the room in anger.
- Stormily (adv): In a stormy manner.
- The meeting concluded stormily with no agreement.
Synonyms
- Turbulent: Characterized by conflict, disorder, or confusion; not stable or calm.
- Tempestuous: Very stormy; characterized by strong and turbulent emotion.
- Blustery: (For weather) Characterized by strong winds.
- Tumultuous: Making a loud, confused noise; uproarious; or excited, confused, or disorderly.
Antonyms
- Calm: Not showing or feeling nervousness, anger, or other strong emotions; (of weather) pleasantly free from wind.
- Peaceful: Free from disturbance; tranquil.
- Serene: Calm, peaceful, and untroubled; tranquil.
- Placid: Not easily upset or excited; (of a place or body of water) calm and peaceful.
Idioms and Phrases
- A stormy petrel: A person who brings trouble or whose presence is a sign of impending trouble. (This idiom is derived from the seabird, which was believed to be a harbinger of storms).
- The new activist was seen as a stormy petrel, likely to disrupt the status quo.
- Weather the storm: To survive a difficult period or situation.
- Their marriage managed to weather the storm of that financial crisis.
Adjective
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characterized by violent emotions or behavior
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a stormy argument
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a stormy marriage
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(especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion
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a stormy day
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wide and stormy seas
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