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Antonyms for tempestuous

Grammar : Adj
Spell : tem-pes-choo-uhs
Phonetic Transcription : tɛmˈpɛs tʃu əs

Definition of tempestuous

Origin :
  • mid-15c., from Latin tempestuosus, from tempestas (see tempest). The figurative sense is older in English; literal sense is from c.1500. Related: Tempestuously.
  • adj wild, stormy
Example sentences :
  • The sun went down on its wrath, and its night was tempestuous.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • The Sabbath of the eleventh of March was wet and tempestuous.
  • Extract from : « Henry IV, Makers of History » by John S. C. Abbott
  • "A tempestuous wind called Euroclydon," repeated the reader.
  • Extract from : « An Old Sailor's Yarns » by Nathaniel Ames
  • He is a tempestuous person, but can be very grave when he likes.
  • Extract from : « Love and Lucy » by Maurice Henry Hewlett
  • He was short-breathed, asthmatic and possessed a tempestuous temper.
  • Extract from : « Up the Forked River » by Edward Sylvester Ellis
  • It was a wild, tempestuous night towards the close of November.
  • Extract from : « The Return of Sherlock Holmes » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • It was only four months since the Hun was swamping us with his tempestuous might!
  • Extract from : « Pushed and the Return Push » by George Herbert Fosdike Nichols, (AKA Quex)
  • It was the most stormy season of the year on the tempestuous Atlantic.
  • Extract from : « The Naval History of the United States » by Willis J. Abbot.
  • As at some time the wind rises, so after a sunshiny day there may be a tempestuous night.
  • Extract from : « The Wedding Ring » by T. De Witt Talmage
  • It has had a stormy hatching, and should be a tempestuous outburst.
  • Extract from : « Sir Ludar » by Talbot Baines Reed

Synonyms for tempestuous

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