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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In the Greek succession myth, the Titans overthrew their father, Uranus, and Zeus in turn overthrew the Titans, confining them to the bronze-walled prison of Tartarus, that black and stormy pit that lies lower even than the depths of Hades.
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Lewis Hyde, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
Farmer's Almanac predicts stormy and unsettled weather in the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes regions, so showers and thunderstorms might interrupt your Memorial Day weekend plans.
—Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 19 May 2025
Today’s business world seems to change rapidly, like sand shifting on a stormy beach.
—Erik Logan, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Another video shows hail pelting a backyard pool, striking the water so fast that the churning waves resemble a stormy sea while trees in the background sway violently in the strong wind gusts.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 24 Mar. 2025
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Lewis Hyde, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
Farmer's Almanac predicts stormy and unsettled weather in the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes regions, so showers and thunderstorms might interrupt your Memorial Day weekend plans.
—Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 19 May 2025
Today’s business world seems to change rapidly, like sand shifting on a stormy beach.
—Erik Logan, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Another video shows hail pelting a backyard pool, striking the water so fast that the churning waves resemble a stormy sea while trees in the background sway violently in the strong wind gusts.
—Brandi D. Addison, Austin American Statesman, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Stormy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stormy. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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stormy
adjective
stormier; stormiest
: having alternating exacerbations and remissions of symptoms
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