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tempestuous
The definition of tempestuous is something very stormy or characterized by great conflict.
(adjective)When a couple argues all the time, their relationship is an example of a tempestuous relationship.
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See tempestuous in Webster's New World College Dictionary
adjective
- of, involving, or like a tempest
- violent; turbulent
Origin: MFr tempestueus < LL tempestuosus < L tempestas
Related Forms:
- tempestuously adverb
- tempestuousness noun
See tempestuous in American Heritage Dictionary 4
adjective
- Of, relating to, or resembling a tempest: tempestuous gales.
- Tumultuous; stormy: a tempestuous relationship.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English
Origin: , from Late Latin tempestuōsus
Origin: , from tempestūs, tempest
Origin: , variant of tempestās; see tempest
.Related Forms:
- tem·pesˈtu·ous·ly adverb
- tem·pesˈtu·ous·ness noun
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