tempest
tem·pest / ˈtempist/ • n. a violent windy storm.PHRASES: a tempest in a teapot great anger or excitement about a trivial matter.
tempest
tempest XIII. — OF. tempeste (mod. tempête) and tempest :- Rom. *tempesta and *tempestum, for L. tempestās season, weather, storm, f. tempus time, season.
So tempestuous XVI. — late L. tempestuōsus.
So tempestuous XVI. — late L. tempestuōsus.
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