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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Severe weather season in Texas has arrived and Central Texas is bracing for a couple of stormy days on the horizon this week.
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Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
The nihilistic attachment between its doomed lovers, Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, was too stormy and unruly for my tastes.
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An advanced forecast from AccuWeather, however, shows the Indianapolis area might have cloudy, stormy skies in the future.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 25 Feb. 2026
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Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
The nihilistic attachment between its doomed lovers, Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, was too stormy and unruly for my tastes.
—Radhika Jones, New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2026
An advanced forecast from AccuWeather, however, shows the Indianapolis area might have cloudy, stormy skies in the future.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 25 Feb. 2026
Jean and Hill’s relationship, both creative and romantic, had become one of the stormiest in hip-hop.
—Emma Madden, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
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“Stormy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stormy. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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stormy
adjective
stormier; stormiest
: having alternating exacerbations and remissions of symptoms
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