TUMULTUARY


Meaning of TUMULTUARY in English

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

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.