01 a. Full of tumult; characterized by tumult; disorderly; turbulent.
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Full of tumult; characterized by tumult; disorderly; turbulent.“The flight became wild and tumultuous.” — Macaulay.
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Conducted with disorder; noisy; confused; boisterous; disorderly; as, a tumultuous assembly or meeting.
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Agitated, as with conflicting passions; disturbed.“His dire attempt, which, nigh the birth Now rolling, boils in his tumultuous breast.” — Milton.
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Turbulent; violent; as, a tumultuous speech.