TUMULTUARY

Etymology

Adjective

tumultuary (comparative more tumultuary, superlative most tumultuary)

Attended by, or producing, a tumult; disorderly; confused; tumultuous.

restless; agitated; unquiet

Men who live without religion live always in a tumultuary and restless state.

Source: Wiktionary


Tu*mul"tu*a*ry, a. Etym: [L. tumultuarius: cf. F. tumultuaire.]

1. Attended by, or producing, a tumult; disorderly; promiscuous; confused; tumultuous. "A tumultuary conflict." Eikon Basilike. A tumultuary attack of the Celtic peasantry. Macaulay. Sudden flight or tumultuary skirmish. De Quincey.

2. Restless; agitated; unquiet. Men who live without religion live always in a tumultuary and restless state. Atterbury.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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