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 evening before, Diana Lieb had prepared for a stormy night in as winds howled outside her Altadena home.
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Claire Fahy, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
The stormy conditions also led to major flight disruptions across the area with Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) forced to cancel more than 530 outgoing flights and hundreds of incoming flights nixed as well, according to flight tracker FlightAware.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2025
On Friday, the worst time to travel will be between 3 and 7 p.m.
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NWS Weather Prediction Center meteorologist Rich Otto told Newsweek: Otto said that stormy conditions could bring up to 12 inches of rain to northern California by the end of the weekend.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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.
—Becky Ferreira, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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Claire Fahy, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
The stormy conditions also led to major flight disruptions across the area with Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) forced to cancel more than 530 outgoing flights and hundreds of incoming flights nixed as well, according to flight tracker FlightAware.
—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2025
On Friday, the worst time to travel will be between 3 and 7 p.m.
What People Are Saying
NWS Weather Prediction Center meteorologist Rich Otto told Newsweek: Otto said that stormy conditions could bring up to 12 inches of rain to northern California by the end of the weekend.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
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.
—Becky Ferreira, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Stormy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stormy. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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stormy
adjective
stormier; stormiest
: having alternating exacerbations and remissions of symptoms
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