tornadicadj.
/tɔːˈnadɪk/, U.S. /tɔrˈneɪdɪk/, /tɔrˈnædɪk/ Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a tornado.
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1884 Amer. Meteorol. Jrnl. 1 7 Four series of storms of tornadic character have passed over the states east of the Mississippi River since the beginning of the year.
1890 Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch 13 June These are tornadic conditions.
1898 H. W. Lucy in Daily News 18 Feb. 2/2 Mr. Orchardson's portrait..presenting the ex-Speaker in one of his not unfamiliar tornadic moods.
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