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
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The weather was cold and stormy.
Their relationship was very stormy.
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The mission team is hoping for stormier solar seas that might illuminate the mechanisms that accelerate the solar wind and heat the sun’s corona.
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Becky Ferreira, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
On one very stormy day, Jane Sayers even managed to finish a college theme paper.
—Erwin A. Bauer, Outdoor Life, 25 Dec. 2024
However, in the Pacific Northwest, stormy conditions are expected to pick up by Wednesday night, potentially inhibiting travelers who are journeying home after the holidays.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
Two teenage brothers’ duck-hunting trip in Oroville, Calif., took a disastrous turn when one brother’s kayak flipped on a stormy lake and the other dove in to help.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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Becky Ferreira, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
On one very stormy day, Jane Sayers even managed to finish a college theme paper.
—Erwin A. Bauer, Outdoor Life, 25 Dec. 2024
However, in the Pacific Northwest, stormy conditions are expected to pick up by Wednesday night, potentially inhibiting travelers who are journeying home after the holidays.
—Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
Two teenage brothers’ duck-hunting trip in Oroville, Calif., took a disastrous turn when one brother’s kayak flipped on a stormy lake and the other dove in to help.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Stormy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stormy. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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stormy
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stormier; stormiest
: having alternating exacerbations and remissions of symptoms
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