Antonyms for fair weather


Grammar : Adj
Spell : fair-weth-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɛərˌwɛð ər


Definition of fair weather

  • As in untrustworthy : adj not dependable, unfaithful
Example sentences :
  • A ship big enough to carry two in fair weather, but only one in foul.
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
  • I wouldn't give a darn for a schooner load of 'em when 'twas fair weather.
  • Extract from : « Thankful's Inheritance » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • "I hope it 'll be fair weather for us the rest of our days," said Mrs. Snow.
  • Extract from : « Cap'n Eri » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
  • Some people seem to be born for fair weather and smooth sailing.
  • Extract from : « The Love Affairs of an Old Maid » by Lilian Bell
  • But the rainy season was now coming on and we must wait for fair weather.
  • Extract from : « An American Robinson Crusoe » by Samuel. B. Allison
  • Night after night it was the same—starlight and snow, fair weather and storm.
  • Extract from : « The White Desert » by Courtney Ryley Cooper
  • There's lots of time for wondering on a schooner in fair weather.
  • Extract from : « Man Overboard! » by F(rancis) Marion Crawford
  • You say this: 'Good morning, Captain; have you had a good voyage and fair weather?'
  • Extract from : « A Memory Of The Southern Seas » by Louis Becke
  • The force of the wind is underrated if you reason about it in fair weather.
  • Extract from : « The Voyage Alone in the Yawl "Rob Roy" » by John MacGregor
  • When it is evening, ye say it will be fair weather: for the sky is red.
  • Extract from : « Familiar Quotations » by John Bartlett

Synonyms for fair weather

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