What does "tumultuary" mean?

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

What is a synonym for "tumultuary"?

Common synonyms include: tumultuous.

Pronounced //təˈmʌlt͡ʃuˌɛɹi//.

//təˈmʌlt͡ʃuˌɛɹi// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Adjective

1
Attended by, or producing, a tumult; disorderly; confused; tumultuous.
"[A] Tumultuary and distracted frame of Mind, not knowing which way to take, to be amongst the kinds of this passion of Feare."
2
restless; agitated; unquiet
"Men who live without religion live always in a tumultuary and restless state."

"[A] Tumultuary and distracted frame of Mind, not knowing which way to take, to be amongst the kinds of this passion of Feare."

Latin tumultuārius: compare French tumultuaire.

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