tempestuously

[ tem-pes-choo-uhs-lee ]

adverb

1. in a stormy way:

   The rain beat strongly against the windows, and the wind blew tempestuously.

2. with great force, energy, passion, noise, fury, conflict, etc.; in a tumultuous way:

   She burst into tears and sobbed tempestuously.

Other Words From

• un·tem·pes·tu·ous·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of tempestuously¹

tempestuous ( def ) + -ly

Example Sentences

Outside, the briny tang of windswept sea air, the North Sea swirling tempestuously below.

From New York Times

With its lid fully opened, the piano tended to overwhelm Ma’s dark-shaded yet not voluptuous tone, at least from where I sat near the stage, yet both dug in tempestuously.

From Los Angeles Times

“There is nothing that’s more important in democracy than a well-informed electorate,” she says tempestuously.

From New York Times

A body which, like the average parish parliament, numbers from five to eleven, is not likely to prove a tempestuously democratic, or violently revolutionary assemblage.

From Project Gutenberg

He sat down tempestuously acclaimed, and turning in his chair held out his hand to Cynthia Daventry.

From Project Gutenberg