tempest-tossed
tempest-tossed · more tempest-tossed · most tempest-tossed
Battered by a storm or stormsBattered by a storm or storms.
Meaning
2 senses(poetic)Battered by a storm or storms.
(figuratively)Beset by adversity or fraught with dissension.
More definitions
- pounded or hit repeatedly by storms or adversities
Forms
more tempest-tossed, most tempest-tossed| Comparative | more tempest-tossed Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most tempest-tossed Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- pounded or hit repeatedly by storms or adversities:buffetedstorm-tossedtempest-tosttempest-swept
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form