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—
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P. E. JamesExamples of stormy in a Sentence
Adjective
The weather was cold and stormy.
Their relationship was very stormy.
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Daniel Jonah Wolpert, NPR, 29 May 2026
Eisenhower ultimately chooses to postpone based on Stagg’s forecast, vindicated when Sunday’s sunny skies suddenly shift to stormy ones during morning church.
—ABC News, 27 May 2026
Their run was probably doomed to end that stormy night against Belgium.
—Chris Jones, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026
Memorial Day has come and gone and summer is basically here, though our Monday holiday was quite stormy and cool.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
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Adjective
When Krick and Stagg enter the command boardroom to present their opposing cases mere hours before a decision must be made, the film slips into a type of courtroom drama of stormy exchanges from the benches, with both Stagg and Krick pulling out all the stops to get their forecasts approved.
—Daniel Jonah Wolpert, NPR, 29 May 2026
Eisenhower ultimately chooses to postpone based on Stagg’s forecast, vindicated when Sunday’s sunny skies suddenly shift to stormy ones during morning church.
—ABC News, 27 May 2026
Their run was probably doomed to end that stormy night against Belgium.
—Chris Jones, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026
Memorial Day has come and gone and summer is basically here, though our Monday holiday was quite stormy and cool.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
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“Stormy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stormy. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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stormy
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stormier; stormiest
: having alternating exacerbations and remissions of symptoms
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