stormy

B1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈstɔɹmi/ See IPA manual

Freq #13762

Meanings

1

adj
Affected by storms; with strong winds and heavy rain.

It was a stormy day, so the boats stayed in the harbour.
2

adj
Full of strong, angry emotions or arguments.

They had a stormy relationship full of arguments.

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Synonyms

2 adj · full of strong, angry... tempestuous

More storm-wracked

Opposites

calm

Word family

Forms stormierstormiest

Derived forms stormilystorminessunstormy

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Etymology

From Middle English stormy, stormi, from Old English *stormiġ (“stormy”), equivalent to storm + -y. Cognate with Dutch stormig (“stormy”), German stürmisch (“stormy”), Swedish stormig (“stormy”).

stormy Middle English *stormiġ Old English

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# stormy

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈstɔɹmi/
**Frequency rank:** 13762

## Meanings
1. Affected by storms; with strong winds and heavy rain.
2. Full of strong, angry emotions or arguments.

## Examples
- It was a stormy day, so the boats stayed in the harbour.
- They had a stormy relationship full of arguments.

## Synonyms
- storm-wracked

## Antonyms
- calm

## Derived Forms
- stormily
- storminess
- unstormy

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: stormy
- Root: *stormiġ

## Etymology
From Middle English stormy, stormi, from Old English *stormiġ (“stormy”), equivalent to storm + -y. Cognate with Dutch stormig (“stormy”), German stürmisch (“stormy”), Swedish stormig (“stormy”).

## AI Etymology
Stormy is from Middle English stormy, stormi, from Old English *stormiġ (“stormy”), equivalent to storm + -y. Cognate with Dutch stormig (“stormy”), German stürmisch (“stormy”), Swedish stormig (“stormy”). In present-day use, it can mean affected by storms; with strong winds and heavy rain, or full of strong, angry emotions or arguments. Derived formations include stormily, storminess, unstormy.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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