— tumultuously , adv. — tumultuousness , n.
/tooh mul"chooh euhs, tyooh-/ , adj.
1. full of tumult or riotousness; marked by disturbance and uproar: a tumultuous celebration.
2. raising a great clatter and commotion; disorderly or noisy: a tumultuous crowd of students.
3. highly agitated, as the mind or emotions; distraught; turbulent.
[ 1540-50; tumultuosus, equiv. to tumultu ( s ) TUMULT + -osus -OUS ]
Syn. 1. uproarious, turbulent, violent. 2. boisterous. 3. unquiet.
Ant. 1-3. calm, quiet.