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In other words, the charmed life of Anthony Bourdain was three-dimensional, tempestuous, and stressful.
WHO KNOWS ANTHONY BOURDAIN?MARIA BUSTILLOSOCTOBER 27, 2021EATER
Storms are strange things — truly tempestuous in how suddenly they can shift shape and space.
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His soul was tossed on the billows of a tempestuous ocean, in the midst of which he saw his father perishing.
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They had reason to be thankful that they had a place which would afford them so complete a shelter during that tempestuous night.
DIGBY HEATHCOTEW.H.G. KINGSTON
You werent meant for this; you were meant for the woods and rocks, the rocks that run into the sea—something tempestuous and free.
THE WOMAN GIVESOWEN JOHNSON
During the month of November tempestuous weather prevailed along the coasts, causing many wrecks and much loss of life.
THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND IN THREE VOLUMES, VOL.III.E. FARR AND E. H. NOLAN
A shout burst from a thousand throats; a deep, angry cry, like the roar of a tempestuous sea.
JACK HARKAWAY'S BOY TINKER AMONG THE TURKSBRACEBRIDGE HEMYNG
The 200th Ind. was too far away to have more than a spectacular interest in this tempestuous episode.
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Northward: an evil coast for sailing-craft––cruel waters: rock and fog and ice and tempestuous winds.
THE CRUISE OF THE SHINING LIGHTNORMAN DUNCAN
His landscapes know no tempestuous grandeur; they are a playground for children, a place for shepherds to rest.
THE HISTORY OF MODERN PAINTING, VOLUME 1 (OF 4)RICHARD MUTHER
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WORDS RELATED TO TEMPESTUOUS

  • acrimonious
  • ardent
  • avid
  • bitter
  • excited
  • fervent
  • fervid
  • feverish
  • fierce
  • fiery
  • frenzied
  • furious
  • hectic
  • impassioned
  • indignant
  • intense
  • irate
  • ireful
  • mad
  • passionate
  • raging
  • stormy
  • tempestuous
  • vehement
  • violent
  • wrathful
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