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tempestuous

 adjective
     
Related topics: Nature
tem‧pes‧tu‧ous
1 a tempestuous relationship or period of time involves a lot of difficulty and strong emotions:
a tempestuous marriage
2 literaryDN a tempestuous sea or wind is very rough and violent [= stormy]
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