Tempest-tost

Definitions of tempest-tost

adjective
pounded or hit repeatedly by storms or adversities

synonyms: buffeted, storm-tossed, tempest-swept, tempest-tossed

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

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