storm-tossed

storm-tossed
adjective
pounded or hit repeatedly by storms or adversities
Similar to: ↑troubled

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stormˈ-tossed adjective
1. Tossed about by storms
2. Much agitated by conflicting passions
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Main Entry:storm

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storm-tossed UK US adjective literary
thrown up and down by very rough waves

their storm-tossed little boat

Thesaurus: relating to or describing ships and boatssynonym types of boat or shiphyponym

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ˈstorm-tossed f23 [storm-tossed] adjective only before noun (literary)
affected or damaged by storms

the storm-tossed sea

a storm-tossed boat


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