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TEMPEST-TOSSED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tempest-tossed mean? 

TEMPEST-TOSSED (adjective)
  The adjective TEMPEST-TOSSED has 1 sense:

1. pounded or hit repeatedly by storms or adversitiesplay

  Familiarity information: TEMPEST-TOSSED used as an adjective is very rare.


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TEMPEST-TOSSED (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Pounded or hit repeatedly by storms or adversities

Synonyms:

buffeted; storm-tossed; tempest-swept; tempest-tossed; tempest-tost

Similar:

troubled (characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need)


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