Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tempest-tossed

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.16 in modern English

Syllables
tem-pest-tossed
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Battered by a storm or storms.

adj

Beset by adversity or fraught with dissension.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

more tempest-tossed (comparative) most tempest-tossed (superlative)

Synonyms

Questions

What does tempest-tossed mean?
Battered by a storm or storms.

How to pronounce tempest-tossed

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