tumulous
American
[too-myuh-luhs, tyoo-]
/ ˈtu mjə ləs, ˈtju- /
Also
tumulose
adjective
Etymology
Origin of tumulous
1820–30; < Latin tumulōsus, equivalent to tumul ( us ) tumulus + -ōsus -ous
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