adj.
Pronunciation: tu ̇ - ' m ə l-ch ə -w ə s, tyu ̇ -, t ə -, -ch ə s; - ' m ə lch-w ə s
Function: adjective
Date: circa 1548
1 : marked by tumult < tumultuous applause>
2 : tending or disposed to cause or incite a tumult <the laws ⋯ were violated by a tumultuous faction ― Edward Gibbon>
3 : marked by violent or overwhelming turbulence or upheaval < tumultuous passions>
– tu · mul · tu · ous · ly adverb
– tu · mul · tu · ous · ness noun