tempestous
/tɛmˈpɛstəs/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "I wyl aduertise you that this Boke is named the Shyp of foles of the worlde: For this worlde is nought els but a tempestous se in the whiche we dayly wander and are caste in dyuers tribulacions paynes and aduersitees: some by ignoraunce and some by wilfulnes: wherfore such doers ar worthy to be called foles."
- "And now, he has got us, or, rather, has got himself and the Honourable House, riding on a stormy and tempestous wave and seated upon a short and narrow Plank; a situation that I really could wish to see nobody in; no, not even (when I recollect what tempestous waves are) the punning Orator himself; […]"
- "The day was tempestous with rain and with wind, / Even chargers were seen to draw back; […]"
- "Like all other sea birds, Albatrosses can be most easily enticed into biting during tempestous weather when, having been prevented for days from procuring their regular amount of food, the pangs of hunger overcome their natural distrust."
Etymology
See tempestuous. The English word is analysable as tempest + -ous (suffix forming adjectives from nouns, denoting the presence of a quality, typically in abundance).
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /tɛmˈpɛstəs/
- British English: /tɛmˈpɛstəs/
Usage
Inflected Forms
more tempestous (comparative)
most tempestous (superlative)