Tempestuous
adjective
Characterized by strong and turbulent or conflicting emotion.
He had a tempestuous love affair with a movie star
Often appears as...
- tempestuous relationship
- tempestuous weather
adjective
A violent windy storm.
The bad weather caused a tempestuous sea
Often appears as...
- tempestuous sea
- tempestuous storm
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Characterized by strong and turbulent or conflicting emotion.
He had a tempestuous love affair with a movie star
Often appears as...
- tempestuous relationship
- tempestuous weather
adjective
A violent windy storm.
The bad weather caused a tempestuous sea
Often appears as...
- tempestuous sea
- tempestuous storm
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Intensity
Use 'tempestuous' to describe very intense emotions that change quickly.
Their tempestuous arguments would often end in passionate reconciliations.
Pro Tip 2/3Dramatic Flair
'Tempestuous' adds dramatic effect and suggests some kind of exciting conflict or chaos.
The tempestuous crowd roared as the game reached its final tense moments.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Negative
'Tempestuous' doesn’t always mean bad; it can refer to passion and excitement.
The actor was known for his tempestuous but inspiring on-stage performances.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Intensity
Use 'tempestuous' to describe very intense emotions that change quickly.
Their tempestuous arguments would often end in passionate reconciliations.
Pro Tip 2/3Dramatic Flair
'Tempestuous' adds dramatic effect and suggests some kind of exciting conflict or chaos.
The tempestuous crowd roared as the game reached its final tense moments.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Negative
'Tempestuous' doesn’t always mean bad; it can refer to passion and excitement.
The actor was known for his tempestuous but inspiring on-stage performances.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Intensity
Use 'tempestuous' to describe very intense emotions that change quickly.
Their tempestuous arguments would often end in passionate reconciliations.
Pro Tip 2/3Dramatic Flair
'Tempestuous' adds dramatic effect and suggests some kind of exciting conflict or chaos.
The tempestuous crowd roared as the game reached its final tense moments.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Negative
'Tempestuous' doesn’t always mean bad; it can refer to passion and excitement.
The actor was known for his tempestuous but inspiring on-stage performances.
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Video examples
Frida Kahlo: The woman...
She often contemplated the physical and psychological effects of disability in her work; painting herself in agony, recuperating from operations, or including objects such as her back brace and wheelchair. Meanwhile, her relationship with Rivera was tempestuous, marked by infidelity on both sides.
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Rachel Armstrong:...
like repair of atolls, or reclamation of parts of a city that are damaged by water. So, one of these examples would of course be the historic city of Venice. Now, Venice, as you know, has a tempestuous relationship with the sea, and is built upon wooden piles.
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In search of Toscanini’s...
tempestuous conductor pictured here with the scala director a scala director kakuka Zaza and if you know you should say that a few times every morning gotti Kasasa is such a wonderful name anyway Toscanini was then taking a stand against fascism
Video examples
Frida Kahlo: The woman...
She often contemplated the physical and psychological effects of disability in her work; painting herself in agony, recuperating from operations, or including objects such as her back brace and wheelchair. Meanwhile, her relationship with Rivera was tempestuous, marked by infidelity on both sides.
Video examples
Rachel Armstrong:...
like repair of atolls, or reclamation of parts of a city that are damaged by water. So, one of these examples would of course be the historic city of Venice. Now, Venice, as you know, has a tempestuous relationship with the sea, and is built upon wooden piles.
Video examples
In search of Toscanini’s...
tempestuous conductor pictured here with the scala director a scala director kakuka Zaza and if you know you should say that a few times every morning gotti Kasasa is such a wonderful name anyway Toscanini was then taking a stand against fascism
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Quote examples
Jamie Cullum
English Musician
I worship pianos like they are prize diamonds, and I never willfully do damage to them. But I grew up playing guitars, and you treat a guitar like a best friend or a little brother or a lover you have a tempestuous relationship with.
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Lauren Groff
American Novelist
Sometimes I read a biography of some tempestuous artist and find myself longing for fireworks! booze! bloody fights!; I do think that life must be so much more thrilling when you're actively miserable.
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Howard Jacobson
British Novelist
I have a son, but I've never had a daughter. I have a sister, and my sister had a fairly tempestuous relationship with my dad when she was young, and that was gripping and sometimes upsetting.
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Alan Huffman
American Author
Historically, maritime travelers had to pass around the entire mass of North and South America, including the bottom tip, the tempestuous Cape Horn, which was littered with shipwrecks.
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Mackenzie Davis
Canadian Actress
I'm probably less volatile and tempestuous than a lot of Aries, but I think I'm probably quite loud and outgoing and passionate. Maybe a bit difficult or stubborn.
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Joseph Conrad
Polish Novelist
To have his path made clear for him is the aspiration of every human being in our beclouded and tempestuous existence.
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Thomas Jefferson
American President
Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty.
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Richard Burton
Welsh Actor
I've got the weight of a rather tempestuous life to carry.
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Mason Cooley
American Writer
Romance is tempestuous. Love is calm.
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Jamie Cullum
English Musician
I worship pianos like they are prize diamonds, and I never willfully do damage to them. But I grew up playing guitars, and you treat a guitar like a best friend or a little brother or a lover you have a tempestuous relationship with.
Quote examples
Lauren Groff
American Novelist
Sometimes I read a biography of some tempestuous artist and find myself longing for fireworks! booze! bloody fights!; I do think that life must be so much more thrilling when you're actively miserable.
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Howard Jacobson
British Novelist
I have a son, but I've never had a daughter. I have a sister, and my sister had a fairly tempestuous relationship with my dad when she was young, and that was gripping and sometimes upsetting.
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Alan Huffman
American Author
Historically, maritime travelers had to pass around the entire mass of North and South America, including the bottom tip, the tempestuous Cape Horn, which was littered with shipwrecks.
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Mackenzie Davis
Canadian Actress
I'm probably less volatile and tempestuous than a lot of Aries, but I think I'm probably quite loud and outgoing and passionate. Maybe a bit difficult or stubborn.
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Joseph Conrad
Polish Novelist
To have his path made clear for him is the aspiration of every human being in our beclouded and tempestuous existence.
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Thomas Jefferson
American President
Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty.
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Richard Burton
Welsh Actor
I've got the weight of a rather tempestuous life to carry.
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Mason Cooley
American Writer
Romance is tempestuous. Love is calm.
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