tumultuous

  • 11tumultuous — tu|mul|tu|ous [ tu mʌltʃuəs ] adjective LITERARY 1. ) noisy and excited: tumultuous applause 2. ) involving a lot of noise, excitement, activity, or violence: Scotland s tumultuous history ╾ tu|mul|tu|ous|ly adverb …

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  • 12tumultuous — adjective 1 full of activity, confusion, or violence: the tumultuous weeks leading up to the revolution 2 very loud: Tumultuous applause rang through the hall. tumultuously adverb …

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  • 13tumultuous — UK [tjuːˈmʌltʃʊəs] / US [tuˈmʌltʃʊəs] adjective literary 1) involving a lot of noise, excitement, activity, or violence Scotland s tumultuous history 2) noisy and excited tumultuous applause Derived word: tumultuously adverb …

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  • 14tumultuous — adj. 1 noisily vehement; uproarious; making a tumult (a tumultuous welcome). 2 disorderly. 3 agitated. Derivatives: tumultuously adv. tumultuousness n. Etymology: OF tumultuous or L tumultuosus (as TUMULT) …

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  • 15tumultuous — adj. Tumultuous is used with these nouns: ↑applause, ↑welcome …

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  • 16tumultuous — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. agitated, disturbed, violent; see turbulent . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [tuh MUL choo us] uproarious, loud, wild, turbulent. The meeting turned tumultuous after it was announced that taxes would …

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  • 17tumultuous — [tjuːˈmʌltʃʊəs] adj noisy and excited tumultuous applause[/ex] …

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  • 18tumultuous — /tjuˈmʌltʃuəs/ (say tyooh mulchoohuhs) adjective 1. full of or marked by tumult or uproar: *Today s defeat ended a tumultuous fortnight for Dokic –aap news, 2000. 2. making a tumult; disorderly or noisy, as persons, etc. 3. disturbed or agitated …

  • 19tumultuous — tumultous / tumultuous [adj] confused; in an uproar agitated, boisterous, clamorous, disorderly, disturbed, excited, fierce, hectic, irregular, lawless, noisy, obstreperous, passionate, raging, rambunctious, raucous, restless, riotous, rowdy,… …

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  • 20tumultuous assault — index affray Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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