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Tempestuous

TEMPEST'UOUS, adjective

1. Very story; turbulent; rough with wind; as tempestuous weather; a tempestuous night.

2. Blowing with violence; as a tempestuous wind.

First Occurrence in the Bible(KJV): Psalms 50:3