TEMPESTUOUS

[adjective](literary) We set sail in tempestuous (= stormy) conditions.If something such as a relationship or performance is tempestuous, it is full of strong emotions.They got divorced in 1992 after a tempestuous marriage.If someone's life is tempestuous, it is full of successes and failures.He had a tempestuous career, becoming the youngest world champion at the age of 23 and retiring at the age of 29.A discussion or argument which is tempestuous is one in which people disagree strongly with one another.