TUMULTUOUS


Meaning of TUMULTUOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ tu̇-ˈməl-chə-wəs, tyu̇-, tə-, -chəs; -ˈməlch-wəs ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.