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The definition of tumultuous is having great disturbance, uproar, chaos or noise.

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An example of tumultuous is a riot that gets very out of hand.

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See tumultuous in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

full of or characterized by tumult; wild and noisy; uproarious
making a tumult
greatly agitated

Origin: MFr < L tumultuosus

Related Forms:

tumultuously adverb
tumultuousness noun

See tumultuous in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Characterized by tumult; noisy and disorderly: tumultuous applause.
Tending to cause tumult.
Confusedly or violently agitated.

Related Forms:

tu·mulˈtu·ous·ly adverb

tu·mulˈtu·ous·ness noun

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