stormy

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective (especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion
  2. adjective characterized by violent emotions or behavior

Etymology

From Middle English stormy, stormi, from Old English *stormiġ (“stormy”), equivalent to storm + -y. Cognate with Dutch stormig (“stormy”), German stürmisch (“stormy”), Swedish stormig (“stormy”).

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