adj.
Pronunciation: to ̇ - ' ren(t)-sh ə l, t ə -
Function: adjective
Date: 1849
1 a : relating to or having the character of a torrent < torrential rains> b : caused by or resulting from action of rapid streams < torrential gravel>
2 : resembling a torrent in violence or rapidity of flow
– tor · ren · tial · ly \ - ' ren(t)-sh( ə -)l ē \ adverb