tempestuous
adjective
[ tɛmˈpɛstjʊəs ]
• characterized by strong and turbulent or conflicting emotion.
• "he had a reckless and tempestuous streak"
Similar:
turbulent,
stormy,
tumultuous,
violent,
wild,
lively,
heated,
explosive,
uncontrolled,
unrestrained,
feverish,
hysterical,
frenetic,
frenzied,
frantic,
emotional,
passionate,
intense,
impassioned,
fiery,
temperamental,
volatile,
excitable,
mercurial,
capricious,
unpredictable,
erratic,
hot-tempered,
quick-tempered,
• very stormy.
• "a tempestuous wind"
Similar:
stormy,
blustery,
squally,
wild,
turbulent,
windy,
gusty,
blowy,
rainy,
thundery,
rough,
choppy,
angry,
dirty,
foul,
nasty,
inclement,
howling,
roaring,
raging,
furious,
boisterous,
tumultuous,
violent,
lively,
heated,
explosive,
uncontrolled,
unrestrained,
feverish,
hysterical,
frenetic,
frenzied,
frantic,
Origin:
late Middle English: from late Latin tempestuosus, from Latin tempestas (see tempest).
