blusterous

== English == === Alternative forms === blustrous (obsolete) === Etymology === From bluster +‎ -ous. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈblʌst(ə)ɹəs/ === Adjective === blusterous (comparative more blusterous, superlative most blusterous) Tending to bluster. (of wind) Blowing in loud and abrupt bursts. Synonyms: blustery, gusty Accompanied by strong wind. Synonyms: blowy, blustery, breezy, squally, stormy, tempestuous, windy (of a person) Pompous or arrogant, especially in one's speech; given to outbursts. Synonyms: blustering, blustery, swaggering Characterized by strong or violent emotion; not calm, stable or orderly. Synonyms: stormy, tempestuous, turbulent 1906, Evelyn Beatrice Hall (as S. G. Tallentyre), The Friends of Voltaire, London: John Murray, Chapter 4, p. 98,[5] Victor had already plunged into that blusterous, incontinent life which was to bring ruin to his own family […] ==== Derived terms ==== blusterously blusterousness