different between feverish vs stormy

English

Etymology

From fever +? -ish.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?fi?.v?.???/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?fi.v?.??/

Adjective

feverish (comparative more feverish, superlative most feverish)

1. Having a fever, an elevated body temperature.

   The illness made him feverish, so they applied cold compresses.

2. Filled with excess energy.

   He worked with feverish excitement.

3. Morbidly eager.

   a feverish desire to see her again

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

• feverish in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• feverish in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

English

Etymology

From Middle English stormy, stormi, from Old English stormi? (“stormy”), equivalent to storm +? -y. Cognate with Dutch stormig (“stormy”), German stürmig (“stormy”), Swedish stormig (“stormy”).

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: stôr'm?, IPA^(key): /?st??mi/
• Rhymes: -??(?)mi

Adjective

stormy (comparative stormier, superlative stormiest)

1. Of or pertaining to storms.
2. Characterized by, or proceeding from, a storm; subject to storms; agitated with strong winds and heavy rain.

   a stormy season or a stormy day

   • 2011, Phil McNulty, Euro 2012: Montenegro 2-2 England [1]

     Fabio Capello insisted Rooney was in the right frame of mind to play in stormy Podgorica despite his father's arrest on Thursday in a probe into alleged betting irregularities, but his flash of temper - when he kicked out at Miodrag Dzudovic - suggested otherwise.

3. Proceeding from violent agitation or fury.

   a stormy sound or stormy shocks

4. Violent; passionate; rough.

   stormy passions

Synonyms

• storm-wracked

Antonyms

• calm

Translations

Middle English

Alternative forms

• stormi, storemig, sturmy

Etymology

Inherited from Old English stormi?; equivalent to storm +? -y.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?st?rmi?/

Adjective

stormy

1. Affected by an instance of intense wind and precipitation; stormy.
2. Indecisive, fluctuating, inconsistent; lacking consistency or decisiveness.
3. Fractious or warring; affected by conflicts or disputes.
4. (rare) Bringing retribution.

Descendants

• English: stormy
• Scots: stormy

References

• “storm?, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-10-08.