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
Examples of stormy in a Sentence
The weather was cold and stormy.
Their relationship was very stormy.
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Tuesday’s cold front quietly swept across Texas, barely affecting Central Texas, but Southeast Texas got a stormy wake-up call in the afternoon as strong thunderstorms rolled through the region.
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Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026
The killings, particularly Pretti’s, seemed to play on loop on television and social media for a nation that was largely stuck indoors during a frigid, stormy January.
—Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2026
The Coast Guard’s Sector Boston commander, Jamie Frederick, has said icy temperatures and stormy conditions made finding survivors at night difficult, a task made even more daunting by a nor’easter approaching the East Coast over the weekend.
—Michael Casey, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2026
The Coast Guard’s Sector Boston commander, Jamie Frederick, said frigid temperatures and stormy conditions made finding survivors at night difficult, a task made more challenging with a nor’easter approaching the East Coast this weekend.
—Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
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Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026
The killings, particularly Pretti’s, seemed to play on loop on television and social media for a nation that was largely stuck indoors during a frigid, stormy January.
—Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2026
The Coast Guard’s Sector Boston commander, Jamie Frederick, has said icy temperatures and stormy conditions made finding survivors at night difficult, a task made even more daunting by a nor’easter approaching the East Coast over the weekend.
—Michael Casey, Chicago Tribune, 2 Feb. 2026
The Coast Guard’s Sector Boston commander, Jamie Frederick, said frigid temperatures and stormy conditions made finding survivors at night difficult, a task made more challenging with a nor’easter approaching the East Coast this weekend.
—Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
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“Stormy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stormy. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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stormy
adjective
stormier; stormiest
: having alternating exacerbations and remissions of symptoms
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