procellous

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adjective

stormy; tempestuous

OriginLatin procellosus →
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Meanings

adjectiveprocellous (comparative more procellous, superlative most procellous)

comparative more procellous · superlative most procellous

  1. rarestormy; tempestuous

    Indeed he had reason to fear his wife Tammy discovering such a thing; for, he had witnessed her violently procellous temper early in his courtship with her.

    2013, Barney Vincelette, The Night of God's Suicide

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
tempestuous

Origin

  1. Latinprocellosus
  2. Englishprocellous

From Latin procellosus, from procella (“a storm”).

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APA

procellous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/procellous

MLA

“procellous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/procellous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “procellous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/procellous.

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