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Characterized by stormy conditions

Characterized by fierce or chaotic energy or force

Having a fiery, intense or volatile temperament

Resistant to control or authority

Likely to change, especially rapidly, significantly or unpredictably

Extreme or severe

Fond of, or prone to, quarreling

Not having laws

Acting or done with excessive, sudden or chaotic speed

High in tension or levels of conflict

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Adjective

Characterized by stormy conditions

well-ventilated

raining cats and dogs

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“But tempestuous weather forced him back, and a storm arose, which drove the ship from her anchors, and wrecked her on the shore.”

Adjective

Characterized by fierce or chaotic energy or force

hammer and tongs

knock-down-and-drag-out

full of upheavals

full of ups and downs

full of conflict

rough-and-tumble

at the boiling point

full of confusion

beside yourself

driven to distraction

pulling no punches

fast and furious

like one possessed

not knowing what to do with oneself

hot under the collar

at your wits' end

at the end of your tether

in a cold sweat

hot and bothered

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“As the debacle unfolded, the image of a rational, efficient system faded, and a moody, tempestuous market came into focus.”

Adjective

Having a fiery, intense or volatile temperament

easily offended

easily frightened

easily agitated

blowing hot and cold

prima donna-ish

on a short fuse

quick to take offence

easily affected

hyper-sensitive

ill-humoured^UK

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“He is assertive, abrasive and aggressive, a tempestuous man of passion.”

Adjective

Resistant to control or authority

raising the roof

ill-disciplined

attention-seeking

wild and woolly

in high spirits

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Adjective

Likely to change, especially rapidly, significantly or unpredictably

full of ups and downs

blowing hot and cold

self-contradictory

vicissitudinous

disorganized^US

disorganised^UK

all over the place

on-again-off-again

catch-as-catch-can

all over the map

in fits and starts

on again and off again

without purpose

ill-thought-out

bits and pieces

fits and starts

not conscientious

few and far between

all over the shop

without direction

multicoloured^UK

undiscriminating

multicolored^US

trial-and-error

in a state of change

hanging by a thread

from left field

trial-and error

full of upheavals

all over the lot

higgledy-piggledy

full of conflict

sticking out a mile

standing out a mile

like a fish out of water

by bits and pieces

interfered with

inconsequential

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Adjective

Extreme or severe

disproportionate

overextravagant

pleasure-seeking

out of all proportion

untrammelled^UK

recrementitious

costing an arm and a leg

pleasure-loving

self-gratifying

insurrectionary

spreading like wildfire

blown up out of all proportion

overenthusiastic

lacking self-control

attention-seeking

fit for a queen

disorganised^UK

disorganized^US

exceeding bounds

out of proportion

hyperventilated

over-enthusiastic

beyond the pale

excessively high

without justification

not in proportion to

out of proportion to

relatively too large for

relatively too small for

not the done thing

not quite the thing

highway robbery

daylight robbery

surplus to requirements

costing the earth

over one's head

sensationalized^US

incommensurable

highly unlikely

beyond your means

out of the question

disproportionate to

sensationalised^UK

root-and-branch

life-threatening

sticking out a mile

standing out like a sore thumb

as plain as day

as plain as a pikestaff

staring someone in the face

standing out a mile

sticking out like a sore thumb

financial means conditional

willingly given

not appropriate for

not proportional

highly coloured

out of keeping with

over-embellished

excessively ornate

excessively ornamental

not appropriate to

not commensurate with

more than one can afford

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Adjective

Fond of, or prone to, quarreling

confrontational

ready for a fight

have chip on shoulder

spoiling for a fight

having a chip on one's shoulder

insurrectionary

have a bone to pick

itching to fight

attention-seeking

individualistic

at daggers drawn

looking for trouble

easily offended

ill-humoured^UK

unaccommodating

set in one's ways

hard to satisfy

over-particular

open to question

ill-disciplined

disorganized^US

disorganised^UK

insurrectionist

undisciplinable

without law and order

unfavourable^UK

higgledy-piggledy

in high spirits

wild and woolly

lacking self-control

at sixes and sevens

every which way

utterly confused

full of mischief

stubborn as a mule

obstinately disobedient

causing trouble

socially impaired

impossible to cope with

untrammelled^UK

like a loose cannon

raising the roof

full of confusion

full of conflict

full of upheavals

full of ups and downs

easily provoked

on a short fuse

beside yourself

exceeding bounds

spreading like wildfire

off straight and narrow

like one possessed

over-enthusiastic

double-crossing

overenthusiastic

as merry as a grig

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Adjective

Not having laws

insurrectionary

without law and order

insurrectionist

attention-seeking

disorganized^US

ill-disciplined

disorganised^UK

raising the roof

like a loose cannon

undisciplinable

full of confusion

full of upheavals

full of conflict

full of ups and downs

untrammelled^UK

lacking self-control

wild and woolly

civil disobedience

causing trouble

knock-down-and-drag-out

hammer and tongs

exceeding bounds

spreading like wildfire

destabilising^UK

destabilizing^US

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Adjective

Acting or done with excessive, sudden or chaotic speed

spur-of-the-moment

jumping to conclusions

without warning

over-adventurous

over-venturesome

hell-for-leather

ill-thought-out

in nothing flat

not thought through

badly thought out

quick as a wink

not bargained for

out of the blue

going off deep end

jumping the gun

extemporized^US

improvisational

extemporised^UK

dangerously fast

overventuresome

playing with fire

bull-in-a-china-shop

blithely unconcerned

good-for-nothing

disorganized^US

catch-as-catch-can

feather-brained

disorganised^UK

all over the place

self-destructive

spur of the moment

life-threatening

leaving self wide open

off the deep end

asleep at the switch

off the top of one's head

self-gratifying

higgledy-piggledy

all over the map

untrammelled^UK

not in the loop

as game as Ned Kelly

asleep at the wheel

sticking one's neck out

asleep on the job

disregardful of

thrown-together

paying no heed to

taking no notice of

not paying attention

thrown together

riding for a fall

all over the shop

full of yourself

heading for a fall

carefree and untroubled

living the life of Riley

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Adjective

High in tension or levels of conflict

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