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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However, a telescope with an aperture of 6-inches or more with a magnification between 100X to 150X under good atmospheric conditions will provide a good view of the shadows, while helping to resolve details in the gas giant's stormy surface.
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2025
As Stephen Greenblatt relates thrillingly in his new biography, Dark Renaissance, Marlowe led a brief and stormy life that deeply transformed the theater.
—Isaac Butler, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2025
As the 50th anniversary of the Edmund Fitzgerald sinking approaches, people across the Great Lakes region will gather to commemorate the occasion and remember the 29 men lost to Lake Superior on a stormy November night in 1975.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 3 Nov. 2025
The warnings also underscore the early arrival of winter weather, signaling that colder, stormier conditions are setting in across much of the region.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
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Anthony Wood, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2025
As Stephen Greenblatt relates thrillingly in his new biography, Dark Renaissance, Marlowe led a brief and stormy life that deeply transformed the theater.
—Isaac Butler, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2025
As the 50th anniversary of the Edmund Fitzgerald sinking approaches, people across the Great Lakes region will gather to commemorate the occasion and remember the 29 men lost to Lake Superior on a stormy November night in 1975.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 3 Nov. 2025
The warnings also underscore the early arrival of winter weather, signaling that colder, stormier conditions are setting in across much of the region.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Stormy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stormy. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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stormy
adjective
stormier; stormiest
: having alternating exacerbations and remissions of symptoms
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