tumulous

Also tu·mu·lose

[too-myuh-luhs, tyoo-]

adjective

1. having mounds; full of mounds; tumular.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tumulous¹

1820–30; < Latin tumulōsus, equivalent to tumul ( us ) tumulus + -ōsus -ous

Example Sentences

The couple was together through the end of Britney's tumulous court battle against her father, Jaime Spears, and his control over her through an "abusive" 13-year-long conservatorship.

From Salon

They lowered tumulous and menacing.

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