proceloso

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Stormy and unsettled, literally at sea or figuratively in life.

Examples

  • La empresa vivió un periodo proceloso.
    The company went through a turbulent period.
  • Recordó los años procelosos de la transición.
    She remembered the turbulent years of transition.
  • La travesía fue procelosa desde el inicio.
    The crossing was stormy from the start.
  • El barco cruzó un mar proceloso.
    The boat crossed a stormy sea.
  • El poema habla de aguas procelosas.
    The poem speaks of storm-tossed waters.

Similar words

tempestuoso
agitado
borrascoso
tormentoso

Meanings

Storm-tossed

adjective
weather
literary
Troubled by storms or, figuratively, by upheaval and instability.

Examples

  • El barco cruzó un mar proceloso.
    The boat crossed a stormy sea.
  • La travesía fue procelosa desde el inicio.
    The crossing was stormy from the start.
  • El poema habla de aguas procelosas.
    The poem speaks of storm-tossed waters.
  • Recordó los años procelosos de la transición.
    She remembered the turbulent years of transition.
  • La empresa vivió un periodo proceloso.
    The company went through a turbulent period.

Similar words

Etymology

From Latin procellosus, “stormy”, formed from procella, “storm”.

FAQ

What does proceloso mean?

Stormy or turbulent, often in literary prose.

Can it describe history?

Yes, a period of upheaval can be proceloso.

Is it limited to the sea?

No, it also describes troubled times.

What is the feminine form?

Procelosa.

Where does it come from?

From Latin procellosus, meaning stormy.

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