t(y)üˈməlchəˌwerē, təˈm- adjective
Etymology: Latin tumultuarius, from tumultus tumult + -arius -ary
1.
a. : composed of hastily levied and unorganized troops : undisciplined , irregular
a tumultuary army
their tumultuary array is incapable of contending with the order and weapons of modern tactics — Edward Gibbon
b. : carried on or brought about (as by a tumultuous mob) in a confused, wildly irregular, or sporadic manner
tumultuary wars
tumultuary violence
a tumultuary attack of the … peasantry — T.B.Macaulay
dread all rude and tumultuary innovation — V.L.Parrington
2. : marked by haste and confusion : done precipitately and without plan : huddled up : haphazard , aimless
a tumultuary and giddy choice — Edmund Burke
rushed into a tumultuary discussion of chances and possibilities — Sir Walter Scott
3. : marked by or tending toward tumult : tumultuous
tumultuary reception — J.G.Lockhart
the tumultuary … tide of life — R.L.Stevenson