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blusterous

/ˈblʌst(ə)ɹəs/ adj

Tending to bluster.

Word Origin Bluster comes from a Germanic root meaning 'to blow violently' — like a storm wind. Blusterous means full of bluster, noisy and swaggering. The same root gives us blast and blow. It's a great example of how weather words describe human behavior: someone blustering is like a gusty wind.

adj Tending to bluster.

The blusterous wind made it difficult to walk outside.

(形容词) 虚张声势的

狂风大作，使得户外行走变得困难。

(adjetivo) fanfarrón; bravucón; tempestuoso; borrascoso [Que tiende a fanfarronear; tempestuoso o violento (viento).]

El viento tempestuoso hacía difícil caminar al aire libre.

(adjectif) bourrasqueux; venteux; tempétueux; bravache; fanfaron [Qui souffle en rafales violentes ou qui a tendance à fanfaronner.]

Le vent blusterous rendait la marche dehors très difficile.

(Adjektiv) stürmisch; brausend [Dazu neigend, laut, aufbrausend oder prahlerisch zu sein; stürmisch oder ungestüm.]

Der **blusterous** Wind machte das Gehen im Freien schwierig.

(形容詞) 風などが激しく吹き荒れる傾向のある。

blusterousな風のため、外を歩くのが困難だった。

(adjetivo) tempestuoso; fanfarrão; bramante [Que tende a ser tempestuoso ou fanfarrão.]

O vendaval tempestuoso dificultou caminhar ao ar livre.

Synonyms: blustery gusty windy stormy boastful bombastic Antonyms: calm still quiet modest
Word parts: bluster + ous

Related words

blustery

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