Tem-pĕst’ū-ous, a.

(tem-pĕst’yu-us), a. [Lat. tempestuosus, Sp. tempestuoso, tempestoso, It. tempestoso, Pr. tempestós, O. Fr. tempestueux, N. Fr. tempétueux.] Involving, resembling, or pertaining to, a tempest; turbulent; violent; stormy; as, tempestuous weather; a tempestuous night; a tempestuous wind.