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Tumultuous Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ous

Tumultuous has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination

"effects of the struggle will be violent and disruptive"

"riotous times"

"these troubled areas"

"the tumultuous years of his administration"

"a turbulent and unruly childhood"

2

Characterized by loud, confused noise.

Example Sentences
"effects of the struggle will be violent and disruptive" adjective
"riotous times" adjective
"these troubled areas" adjective
"the tumultuous years of his administration" adjective
"a turbulent and unruly childhood" adjective
See Also
play ball tumultuousness disorderly chaotic pandemonium untumultuous tumult rout
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Rhyming Words
ous lous pous vous sous yous nous tous eous uous ious bous hous pious anous thous chous aneous mucous famous
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