adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Coming or characterized by torrents; flowing heavily or in large quantities.

   "There was a torrential downpour and we were all soaked."

Adjective

1. 1
   pouring in abundance wordnet
2. 2
   resembling a torrent in force and abundance wordnet
3. 3
   relating to or resulting from the action of a torrent wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

abundantheavyuncontrolled

Example

More examples

"The torrential rain did quite a bit of damage."

Etymology

From torrent + -ial.

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