cyclonic

adjective

cy·​clon·​ic (ˈ)sī-¦klä-nik 

variants or less commonly cyclonical

(ˈ)sī-¦klä-ni-kəl

1

: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a cyclone

2

: resembling a cyclone especially in violence and vigor

a man given to cyclonic rages

a voluble, cyclonic, half-mad painter

—Roland Gelatt

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