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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Stormy \Storm"y\, a. [Compar. {Stormier}; superl. {Stormiest}.]
     1. Characterized by, or proceeding from, a storm; subject to
        storms; agitated with furious winds; biosterous;
        tempestous; as, a stormy season; a stormy day or week.
        "Beyond the stormy Hebrides." --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]


  
     2. Proceeding from violent agitation or fury; as, a stormy
        sound; stormy shocks.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Violent; passionate; rough; as, stormy passions.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Stormy chiefs of a desert but extensive domain.
                                                    --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  stormy
       adj 1: (especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms
              or commotion; "a stormy day"; "wide and stormy seas"
              [ant: {calm}]
       2: characterized by violent emotions or behavior; "a stormy
          argument"; "a stormy marriage"
       [also: {stormiest}, {stormier}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  stormier
       See {stormy}

















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