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tempestuous

adjective (EMOTIONS)
 
 
/temˈpes.tju.əs/

Definition

If something such as a relationship or time is tempestuous, it is full of strong emotions: They got divorced in 2010 after a tempestuous marriage.Strong feelings tempestuously
 
 
/-li/ adverb
Strong feelings
(Definition of tempestuous adjective (EMOTIONS) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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