stormy

adjective

ˈstȯr-mē 

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

stormily

ˈstȯr-mə-lē 

adverb

storminess

ˈstȯr-mē-nəs 

noun

Synonyms of stormy

• violent
• turbulent
• ferocious
• fierce
• furious
• rough
• volcanic

Examples of stormy in a Sentence

The weather was cold and stormy.

Their relationship was very stormy.

Recent Examples on the Web

Some relief from this nonstop stormy pattern looks to finally arrive for the upcoming weekend. —Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 25 Dec. 2025

The footage featured stormy seas, the infamous Trojan Horse, and a tense exchange between Holland's Telemachus and a shadowy figure played by Jon Bernthal about Odysseus's fate. —Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Dec. 2025

Some relief from this nonstop stormy pattern looks to finally arrive for the upcoming weekend. —Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 23 Dec. 2025

Deputy Editor Kanishk Tharoor spoke with Acemoglu about a stormy world of overlapping crises and about how the ship of liberal democracy might be steered back on course. —Daron Acemoglu, Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing stormy

• stormy petrel
• stormy weather

Kids Definition

stormy

adjective

ˈstȯr-mē 

stormier; stormiest

1

: relating to, marked by, or being a sign of a storm

a stormy day

stormy skies

2

: characterized by or subject to angry or intense disagreements or strong emotional outbursts

a stormy conference

stormily

-mə-lē 

adverb

storminess

-mē-nəs 

noun

Medical Definition

stormy

adjective

ˈstȯr-mē 

stormier; stormiest

: having alternating exacerbations and remissions of symptoms