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   tumultuous

   /tjʊˈmʌltjʊəs/

   adjective

   • 1. making an uproar or loud, confused noise: "tumultuous applause" Similar louddeafeningthunderousthunderingear-shatteringear-splittingear-piercinguproariousnoisyclamorousvociferousOpposite soft
   • ▪ excited, confused, or disorderly: "a tumultuous crowd" Similar tempestuousstormyturbulentin turmoilpassionateintenseexplosiveviolentvolatilefull of upheavalsfull of ups and downsroller-coasterexcitinghecticchaoticconfuseddisorderlyunrulyrowdyuncontrolledout of controlunrestrainedturbulentboisterousexcitedagitatedrestlessin turmoilwildriotoushystericalfrenziedinformal:rumbustiousOpposite peacefuluneventfulorderly

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Old French tumultuous or Latin tumultuosus, from tumultus (see tumult).

   Derivatives

   • 1. tumultuously adverb
   • 2. tumultuousness noun

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