procellous

procellous
[ proh-sel-uhs ] Show IPA
adjective

stormy, as the sea


More about procellous
First recorded in 1620–30.
From the Latin procell;sus, “stormy;” combines the Latin procella, “storm” + the suffix -ous.
EXAMPLES OF PROCELLOUS

Their ship entered the procellous waters of the South Atlantic.
The hikers postponed their trek due to the procellous forecast predicting high winds.


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