stormy

4 definitions • 7 examples

with strong wind, heavy rain, and often thunder and lightning:

stormy weather

The sky was dark and stormy.

involving a lot of strong argument and shouting:

a stormy debate

They had a passionate and often stormy relationship.

relating to or affected by a storm:

I remember one stormy afternoon when Marcelle and I were kept indoors by the weather.

fig. The new president’s promise of dramatic change has already run into some stormy weather (= difficult problems) on Capitol Hill.

full of difficulties or fights:

He is best remembered for his stormy marriage to actress Bette Davis.