tumultuous passions

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• tumultuous — 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 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Tumultuous — Tu*mul tu*ous, a. [L. tumultuosus: cf. F. tumultueux.] 1. Full of tumult; characterized by tumult; disorderly; turbulent. [1913 Webster] The flight became wild and tumultuous. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 2. Conducted with disorder; noisy; confused;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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• Tumultuously — Tumultuous Tu*mul tu*ous, a. [L. tumultuosus: cf. F. tumultueux.] 1. Full of tumult; characterized by tumult; disorderly; turbulent. [1913 Webster] The flight became wild and tumultuous. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 2. Conducted with disorder; noisy; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Tumultuousness — Tumultuous Tu*mul tu*ous, a. [L. tumultuosus: cf. F. tumultueux.] 1. Full of tumult; characterized by tumult; disorderly; turbulent. [1913 Webster] The flight became wild and tumultuous. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 2. Conducted with disorder; noisy; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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