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
plural -es
: the quality or state of being stormy
storminess increases toward the higher latitudes—
P. E. James
P. E. JamesExamples of stormy in a Sentence
Adjective
The weather was cold and stormy.
Their relationship was very stormy.
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Hannah Hudnall,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Her large scale paintings, created specially for Hastings Contemporary, after visiting a wet and stormy Hastings in the winter of 2025, draw the viewer in, alongside a series of smaller works.
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Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
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
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.
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Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
13 June 2026
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Adjective
The release of the new batch of episodes almost perfectly coincides with an exceptionally rainy, stormy and destructive year for Chicago and Illinois as a whole.
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Hannah Hudnall,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Her large scale paintings, created specially for Hastings Contemporary, after visiting a wet and stormy Hastings in the winter of 2025, draw the viewer in, alongside a series of smaller works.
—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Those showers don't encompass the entire area and will move through, bringing with them on and off stormy conditions.
—
Jesse Zanger,
CBS News,
16 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
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“Stormy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stormy. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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stormy
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stormier; stormiest
: having alternating exacerbations and remissions of symptoms
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