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11-20-2009, 11:07 PM
Main Entry: tu·mul·tu·ous
Pronunciation: \tu̇-ˈməl-chə-wəs, tyu̇-, tə-, -chəs; -ˈməlch-wəs\
Function: adjective
Date: circa 1548
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>
Pronunciation: \tu̇-ˈməl-chə-wəs, tyu̇-, tə-, -chəs; -ˈməlch-wəs\
Function: adjective
Date: circa 1548
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>