definition of tempestuous
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- The definition of tempestuous is something very stormy or characterized by great conflict. When a couple argues all the time, their relationship is an example of a tempestuous relationship. of, involving, or like a tempest.
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Definition of 'ruinous' Definition of 'ruinous'. ruinous. If you describe the cost of something as ruinous, you mean that it costs far more money than you can afford or than is reasonable. Many Britons will still fear the potentially ruinous costs of their legal system. ...a ruinously expensive court case.
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tumult 2. a general outbreak, riot, uprising, or other disorder. 3. highly distressing agitation of mind or feeling; turbulent mental or emotional disturbance. [1375–1425; late Middle English tumult(e) tumultus an uproar, akin to tumēre to swell]. a disorderly mob; a violent commotion.
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- ru·in·ous. adj. 1. Causing or apt to cause ruin; destructive: a ruinous habit; a ruinous rivalry. 2. Falling to ruin; dilapidated or decayed. ru′in·ous·ly adv. ru′in·ous·ness n.
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storm verb. The definition of a storm is a heavy amount of snow, rain, hail or thunder and lightning. An example of a storm is limited driving visibility because of the amount of rain. To storm is defined as to move violently or with anger. An example of to storm is someone running into a room yelling and throwing things.
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- Full Definition of OBSCENE. 1. : disgusting to the senses: repulsive. 2. a: abhorrent to morality or virtue; specifically: designed to incite to lust or depravity.ulgar often implies boorishness or ill-breeding. gross implies extreme coarseness and insensitiveness. obscene applies to anything strongly repulsive to the sense of decency and propriety especially in sexual matters. ribald applies to what is amusingly or picturesquely vulgar or irreverent or mildly indecent.
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- impetuous / ɪmˈpɛtjʊəs / adj. liable to act without consideration; rash; impulsive; resulting from or characterized by rashness or haste; poetic moving with great force or violence; rushing: the impetuous stream hurtled down the valley; Etymology: 14 th Century: from Late Latin impetuōsus violent; see impetus
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boisterous unruly - noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline; a boisterous crowd; a social gathering that became rambunctious and out of hand; a robustious group of teenagers; beneath the rumbustious surface of his paintings is sympathy for the vulnerability of ordinary human beings; an unruly class.
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malicious Adj. 1. malicious-having the nature of or resulting from malice; malicious gossip; took malicious pleasure in...watching me wince- Rudyard Kipling. unmalicious-not malicious or spiteful.
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- [more mercurial; most mercurial] 1 a : changing moods quickly and often — used to describe someone who often changes from being happy to being angry or upset in a quick and unexpected way
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jovial A jovial group of people. adjective. The definition of jovial is defined as someone who is happy and cheerful. An energetic guest at a party who makes everyone laugh is an example of someone who is jovial. jovial. jovial.
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- 1. tumultuous-characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination; effects of the struggle will be violent and disruptive; riotous times; these troubled areas; the tumultuous years of his administration; a turbulent and unruly childhood.
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- The definition of scandalous is a morally shocking or indecent person, thing or action, or something that hurts a person's reputation. 1  An example of scandalous is Woody Allen becoming romantically involved with his step daughter.
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Notes on and quotations from Stuart Hall On the other hand, as the politics of representation around the black subject shifts, I think we will begin to see a renewed contestation over the meaning of the term 'ethnicity' itself. 4 Stuart Hall, 'Racism and reaction', in Five Views on Multi-Racial Britain, Commission for Racial Equality, 1978.
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tempestuous tem·pes·tu·ous. adj. 1. Characterized by violent emotions or actions; tumultuous: a tempestuous relationship. 2. Of, relating to, or resembling a tempest: tempestuous gales. [Middle English, from Late Latin. , from. , tempest, variant of. ; see tempest .]. tem·pes′tu·ous·ly adv.
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- The definition of tempestuous is something very stormy or characterized by great conflict. When a couple argues all the time, their relationship is an example of a tempestuous relationship. 1  of, involving, or like a tempest. 2  violent; turbulent.
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- adj. 1  liable to act without consideration; rash; impulsive. 2  resulting from or characterized by rashness or haste. 3  poetic moving with great force or violence; rushing: the impetuous stream hurtled down the valley.
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Visual Synonyms of storm storm. A storm is properly a disturbance of the atmosphere, with or without rain, snow, hail, or thunder and lightning. Thus we have rain-storm, snow-storm, etc., and by extension, magnetic storm. A tempest is a storm of extreme violence, always attended with some precipitation, as of rain, from the atmosphere.
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- Full Definition of TIRADE. : a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language. See tirade defined for English-language learners. See tirade defined for kids.
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innocuous Definition of innocuous. 1  1 : producing no injury : harmless. 2  2 : not likely to give offense or to arouse strong feelings or hostility : inoffensive, insipid.
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tempest tempest. n. 1. (Physical Geography) a violent wind or storm. 2. a violent commotion, uproar, or disturbance. vb.
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rave 1. to utter (something) in a wild or incoherent manner, as when mad or delirious. 2. (intr) to speak in an angry uncontrolled manner. 3. (intr) (of the sea, wind, etc) to rage or roar. 4. (intr; foll by over or about) informal to write or speak (about) with great enthusiasm.
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- Top Definition. virginous. Virginous is a word describing one who is virgin-like, be they a female or male, with virgin-type characteristics, even if that person is not necessarily a virgin. For example, a young woman wearing a white, simple flowing dress on her wedding day may appear virginous even though she is not a virgin.
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- foolish or inane, especially in an unconscious, complacent manner; silly. 2. unreal; illusory. Origin of fatuous.
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- LINK / CITE ADD TO WORD LIST. adjective. The definition of scandalous is a morally shocking or indecent person, thing or action, or something that hurts a person's reputation. 1  An example of scandalous is Woody Allen becoming romantically involved with his step daughter.