Tempestuous
Pronunciation : Tem*pes"tu*ous
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. tempestuous: cf. OF. tempestueux, F. temp?tueux.]
Definition : Defn: Of or pertaining to a tempest; involving or resembling a tempest; turbulent; violent; stormy; as, tempestuous weather; a tempestuous night; a tempestuous debate. -- Tem*pes"tu*ous*ly, adv. -- Tem*pes"tu*ous*ness, n. They saw the Hebrew leader, Waiting, and clutching his tempestuous beard. Longfellow.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913