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  • 11Tumultuous Petitioning Act 1661 — The Tumultuous Petitioning Act 1661 is an Act of the Parliament of England (13 Car. II. c. 5), long title An Act against Tumults and Disorders upon pretence of preparing or presenting publick Peticions or other Addresses to His Majesty or the… …

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  • 12tumultuous — tumultuously, adv. tumultuousness, n. /tooh mul chooh euhs, tyooh /, adj. 1. full of tumult or riotousness; marked by disturbance and uproar: a tumultuous celebration. 2. raising a great clatter and commotion; disorderly or noisy: a tumultuous… …

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  • 13tumultuous — tu|mul|tu|ous [ tu mʌltʃuəs ] adjective LITERARY 1. ) noisy and excited: tumultuous applause 2. ) involving a lot of noise, excitement, activity, or violence: Scotland s tumultuous history ╾ tu|mul|tu|ous|ly adverb …

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  • 14tumultuous — adjective 1 full of activity, confusion, or violence: the tumultuous weeks leading up to the revolution 2 very loud: Tumultuous applause rang through the hall. tumultuously adverb …

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  • 15tumultuous — UK [tjuːˈmʌltʃʊəs] / US [tuˈmʌltʃʊəs] adjective literary 1) involving a lot of noise, excitement, activity, or violence Scotland s tumultuous history 2) noisy and excited tumultuous applause Derived word: tumultuously adverb …

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  • 16tumultuous — adj. 1 noisily vehement; uproarious; making a tumult (a tumultuous welcome). 2 disorderly. 3 agitated. Derivatives: tumultuously adv. tumultuousness n. Etymology: OF tumultuous or L tumultuosus (as TUMULT) …

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  • 17tumultuous — adj. Tumultuous is used with these nouns: ↑applause, ↑welcome …

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  • 18tumultuous — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. agitated, disturbed, violent; see turbulent . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [tuh MUL choo us] uproarious, loud, wild, turbulent. The meeting turned tumultuous after it was announced that taxes would …

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  • 19tumultuous — [tjuːˈmʌltʃʊəs] adj noisy and excited tumultuous applause[/ex] …

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  • 20tumultuous — /tjuˈmʌltʃuəs/ (say tyooh mulchoohuhs) adjective 1. full of or marked by tumult or uproar: *Today s defeat ended a tumultuous fortnight for Dokic –aap news, 2000. 2. making a tumult; disorderly or noisy, as persons, etc. 3. disturbed or agitated …