Stormy, a. [Compar. Stormier; superl. Stormiest.]
1. Characterized by, or proceeding from, a storm; subject to storms; agitated with furious winds; biosterous; tempestous; as, a stormy season; a stormy day or week. "Beyond the stormy Hebrides." Milton.
2. Proceeding from violent agitation or fury; as, a stormy sound; stormy shocks.
3. Violent; passionate; rough; as, stormy passions. Stormy chiefs of a desert but extensive domain. Sir W. Scott.
Shades of meaning
Fernald lists stormy only as an antonym, under calm.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.
Synonyms
none given