Stormy vs Thundery - What's the difference?
stormy | thundery |
Of or pertaining to storms.
Characterized by, or proceeding from, a storm; subject to storms; agitated with strong winds and heavy rain.
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Proceeding from violent agitation or fury.
Violent; passionate; rough.
(of weather) stormy, with thunder
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As adjectives the difference between stormy and thundery
is that stormy is of or pertaining to storms while thundery is stormy, with thunder.stormy
English
Adjective
(er)- a stormy''' season or ''a '''stormy day
- Fabio Capello insisted Rooney was in the right frame of mind to play in stormy Podgorica despite his father's arrest on Thursday in a probe into alleged betting irregularities, but his flash of temper - when he kicked out at Miodrag Dzudovic - suggested otherwise.
- a stormy''' sound'' or '''''stormy shocks
- stormy passions
Antonyms
* calmthundery
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- She stood at the open door, staggering herself with this enigma, on a rainy, thundery evening.
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