tumultuous

One entry found for tumultuous.

Main Entry: tu·mul·tu·ous
Pronunciation: tu-'m&l-ch&-w&s, tyu-, t&-, -ch&s; -'m&lch-w&s
Function: adjective
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