tempestuously
Americanadverb
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in a stormy way.
The rain beat strongly against the windows, and the wind blew tempestuously.
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with great force, energy, passion, noise, fury, conflict, etc.; in a tumultuous way.
She burst into tears and sobbed tempestuously.
Other Word Forms
- untempestuously adverb
Etymology
Origin of tempestuously
Example Sentences
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Outside, the briny tang of windswept sea air, the North Sea swirling tempestuously below.
From New York Times
With its lid fully opened, the piano tended to overwhelm Ma’s dark-shaded yet not voluptuous tone, at least from where I sat near the stage, yet both dug in tempestuously.
From Los Angeles Times
“There is nothing that’s more important in democracy than a well-informed electorate,” she says tempestuously.
From New York Times
A body which, like the average parish parliament, numbers from five to eleven, is not likely to prove a tempestuously democratic, or violently revolutionary assemblage.
From Project Gutenberg
He sat down tempestuously acclaimed, and turning in his chair held out his hand to Cynthia Daventry.
From Project Gutenberg
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