stormier; stormiest
1
: relating to, characterized by, or indicative of a storm
a stormy day
a stormy autumn
2
: marked by turmoil or fury
a stormy life
a stormy conference
Examples of stormy in a Sentence
The weather was cold and stormy.
Their relationship was very stormy.
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Those showers don't encompass the entire area and will move through, bringing with them on and off stormy conditions.
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Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 16 June 2026
El Niño typically brings wetter conditions to the Gulf Coast and Southeast and can set up a stormier, snowier pattern for parts of California in winter.
—Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 15 June 2026
Meanwhile, the Silver Moss pair takes on a stormy look that’s well-suited for late summer nights, while the Quicksand variation does its best wheat work boot impression for a look that will transition seamlessly into fall.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 13 June 2026
Dangerous heat and humidity were bearing down on the Northeast on Thursday, following a surge of more than 350 storms Wednesday — one of the stormiest days of 2026 so far.
—Francie Ebert, NBC news, 11 June 2026
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Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 16 June 2026
El Niño typically brings wetter conditions to the Gulf Coast and Southeast and can set up a stormier, snowier pattern for parts of California in winter.
—Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 15 June 2026
Meanwhile, the Silver Moss pair takes on a stormy look that’s well-suited for late summer nights, while the Quicksand variation does its best wheat work boot impression for a look that will transition seamlessly into fall.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 13 June 2026
Dangerous heat and humidity were bearing down on the Northeast on Thursday, following a surge of more than 350 storms Wednesday — one of the stormiest days of 2026 so far.
—Francie Ebert, NBC news, 11 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for stormy
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“Stormy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stormy. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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stormy
adjective
stormier; stormiest
: having alternating exacerbations and remissions of symptoms
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