Stormy

Pronunciation

• enPR: stôr'mÄ“, IPA: /ˈstɔɹmi/
• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)mi

Origin

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

Full definition of stormy

Adjective

1. Of or pertaining to storms.
2. Characterized by, or proceeding from, a storm; subject to storms; agitated with strong winds and heavy rain.a stormy season or a stormy day''
• 2011, Phil McNulty, Euro 2012: Montenegro 2-2 England http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/15195384.stmFabio Capello insisted Rooney was in the right frame of mind to play in stormy Podgorica despite his father's arrest on Thursday in a probe into alleged betting irregularities, but his flash of temper - when he kicked out at Miodrag Dzudovic - suggested otherwise.
3. Proceeding from violent agitation or fury.a stormy sound or stormy shocks
4. Violent; passionate; rough.stormy passions