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squallish

  • a word derived from squall.
    squall
    noun
    a sudden, strong wind of brief duration that is sustained for at least two minutes at a speed of at least 16 knots (18 miles per hour, 8 meters per second), often accompanied by precipitation, and then rapidly diminishes in speed.

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Back in the forest the crows and the blue jays were waging a bitter squallish conflict, and here and there weary toilers among the yellow grain dropped their scythes to watch the canoes drifting by.

From Canoe Boys and Campfires Adventures on Winding Waters by William Murray Graydon