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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tem•pes•tu•ous /tɛmˈpɛstʃuəs/USA pronunciation adj. - of or relating to tempests:the tempestuous seas during the hurricane.
- full of argument, anger, commotion, or noise:a tempestuous meeting.
tem•pes•tu•ous•ly, adv. tem•pes•tu•ous•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tem•pes•tu•ous (tem pes′cho̅o̅ əs),USA pronunciation adj. - characterized by or subject to tempests:the tempestuous ocean.
- of the nature of or resembling a tempest:a tempestuous wind.
- tumultuous;
turbulent:a tempestuous period in history.
- Late Latin tempestuōsus, derivative of tempestus, variant of tempestās tempest (see -ous); replacing earlier tempeste(u)ous, tempestious (see -eous, -ious)
- 1500–10
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged violent, stormy.
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