tumultuous

[ too-muhl-choo-uhs, tyoo- ]
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adjective
  1. full of tumult or riotousness; marked by disturbance and uproar: a tumultuous celebration.

  2. raising a great clatter and commotion; disorderly or noisy: a tumultuous crowd of students.

  1. highly agitated, as the mind or emotions; distraught; turbulent.

Origin of tumultuous

1
First recorded in 1540–50; from Latin tumultuōsus, from tumultu(s) tumult + -ōsus -ous

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Other words from tumultuous

  • tu·mul·tu·ous·ly, adverb
  • tu·mul·tu·ous·ness, noun
  • non·tu·mul·tu·ous, adjective
  • non·tu·mul·tu·ous·ly, adverb
  • non·tu·mul·tu·ous·ness, noun
  • un·tu·mul·tu·ous, adjective
  • un·tu·mul·tu·ous·ly, adverb
  • un·tu·mul·tu·ous·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for tumultuous

tumultuous

/ (tjuːˈmʌltjʊəs) /


adjective
  1. uproarious, riotous, or turbulent: a tumultuous welcome

  2. greatly agitated, confused, or disturbed: a tumultuous dream

  1. making a loud or unruly disturbance: tumultuous insurgents

Derived forms of tumultuous

  • tumultuously, adverb
  • tumultuousness, noun

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