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tu⋅mul⋅tu⋅ous

  [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.
3. highly agitated, as the mind or emotions; distraught; turbulent.
Origin:
1540–50; < L tumultuōsus, equiv. to tumultu(s) tumult + -ōsus -ous

Related forms:
tu⋅mul⋅tu⋅ous⋅ly, adverb
tu⋅mul⋅tu⋅ous⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. uproarious, turbulent, violent. 2. boisterous. 3. unquiet.

Antonyms:
1–3 calm, quiet.
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tu·mul·tu·ous   (tŏŏ-mŭl'chōō-əs, tyŏŏ-)   
adj.  
  1. Characterized by tumult; noisy and disorderly: tumultuous applause.
  2. Tending to cause tumult.
  3. Confusedly or violently agitated.
tu·mul'tu·ous·ly adv., tu·mul'tu·ous·ness n.
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Tumultuous

Tu*mul"tu*ous\, a. [L. tumultuosus: cf. F. tumultueux.]

1. Full of tumult; characterized by tumult; disorderly; turbulent.

The flight became wild and tumultuous. --Macaulay.

2. Conducted with disorder; noisy; confused; boisterous; disorderly; as, a tumultuous assembly or meeting.

3. Agitated, as with conflicting passions; disturbed.

His dire attempt, which, nigh the birth Now rolling, boils in his tumultuous breast. --Milton.

4. Turbulent; violent; as, a tumultuous speech.

Syn: Disorderly; irregular; noisy; confused; turbulent; violent; agitated; disturbed; boisterous; lawless; riotous; seditious. -- Tu*mul"tu*ous*ly, adv. -- Tu*mul"tu*ous*ness, n.
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Language Translation for : tumultuous
Spanish: tumultuoso,
German: stürmisch,
Japanese: 騒々しい
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