Dark and Stormy

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Dark adjective - Being without light or without much light.

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Stormy and dark are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stormy" instead an adjective "Dark".

Nearby Words: darken, darkness, darkened, darkening, darkly

Stormy adjective - Marked by bursts of destructive force or intense activity.

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Dark and stormy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dark" instead an adjective "Stormy".

Nearby Words: storm, storming

There is also a popular story/rhyme that goes: It was a dark and stormy night, and the Captain said to Antonio, 'Tell us a tale, Antonio.' And this is the tale Antonio told: 'It was a dark and stormy night...'

Source: It Was a Dark and Stormy Night
Snoopy, Completely Missing the Point, promptly changes it to "It was a stormy and dark night..."

Source: It Was a Dark and Stormy Night
Wait and pick a night A dark and stormy night And take her ridin' around in the rain

Source: It Was a Dark and Stormy Night

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