Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or character of being tempestuous; storminess; turbulence.
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- noun The characteristic of being
tempestuous .
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- noun a state of wild storminess
- noun a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
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Examples
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Crist would have watched in futility as his chances for Senate retirement would have disintegrated in the cauldron of primary day tempestuousness.
Charles D. Ellison: GOP Moderates Spearheading a Third Party Option Charles D. Ellison 2010
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Crist would have watched in futility as his chances for Senate retirement would have disintegrated in the cauldron of primary day tempestuousness.
Charles D. Ellison: GOP Moderates Spearheading a Third Party Option Charles D. Ellison 2010
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Crist would have watched in futility as his chances for Senate retirement would have disintegrated in the cauldron of primary day tempestuousness.
Charles D. Ellison: GOP Moderates Spearheading a Third Party Option Charles D. Ellison 2010
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Crist would have watched in futility as his chances for Senate retirement would have disintegrated in the cauldron of primary day tempestuousness.
Charles D. Ellison: GOP Moderates Spearheading a Third Party Option Charles D. Ellison 2010
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But for all his past tempestuousness, Mr. Adams maintained a relative air of poise and calm leading up to "Ashes & Fire," a new album that returns him to what he does best.
Sonic Experiments And a Country Tonic Andy Battaglia 2011
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Crist would have watched in futility as his chances for Senate retirement would have disintegrated in the cauldron of primary day tempestuousness.
Charles D. Ellison: GOP Moderates Spearheading a Third Party Option Charles D. Ellison 2010
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This tranquility seemed at odds with what we had heard of the chef/owner Paul Liebrandt, who has developed a reputation for tempestuousness.
Signs of Spring in New York Andrew Harper 2010
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This tranquility seemed at odds with what we had heard of the chef/owner Paul Liebrandt, who has developed a reputation for tempestuousness.
Signs of Spring in New York Andrew Harper 2010
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RICHMOND -- In the past year Joe Gibbs has dealt with a veteran athlete's reconstructive surgery, a coveted free agent's bouts of brilliance and tempestuousness, and a gifted rookie's coming of age.
In life after Redskins, racing and family keep Gibbs feeling fortunate 2010
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This tranquility seemed at odds with what we had heard of the chef/owner Paul Liebrandt, who has developed a reputation for tempestuousness.
Signs of Spring in New York Andrew Harper 2010
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