Meaning & use
tempestuous
Marked by strong, turbulent emotion or sudden violent change, like a storm.
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Their tempestuous relationship swung between passionate reconciliation and bitter argument within the same week.
The captain steered carefully through a tempestuous sea that tossed the small boat about.
A note on using this word
Tempestuous most often describes emotions or relationships, though it can still describe literal weather, its original sense.
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