Characterized by surging, swelling, or wave-like motion; turbulent and restless like heated or tidal water.
From Latin 'aestuosus' meaning 'surging, tidal, hot,' derived from 'aestus.' The adjective preserves the sense of agitated, turbulent motion.
An 'aestuous' sea is one that's constantly in motion—the word captures something both violent and rhythmic, like waves during a storm surge.
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