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Torrential vs Overcast - What's the difference?

torrential | overcast |

As adjectives the difference between torrential and overcast

is that torrential is coming or characterized by torrents; flowing heavily or in large quantities while overcast is covered with clouds; overshadowed; darkened.

As a noun overcast is

(obsolete) an outcast.

As a verb overcast is

(obsolete) to overthrow.

torrential

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Coming or characterized by torrents; flowing heavily or in large quantities.
  • A torrential downpour.

    Derived terms

    * torrentiality * torrentially

    overcast

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) An outcast.
  • A cloud covering all of the sky.
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Covered with clouds; overshadowed; darkened.
  • (meteorology) The sky is said to be overcast , when it is more than 90% covered by clouds.
  • (figuratively) In a state of depression; gloomy; melancholy.
  • Verb

  • (obsolete) To overthrow.
  • To cover with cloud; to overshadow; to darken.
  • To make gloomy; to depress.
  • (obsolete) To be or become cloudy.
  • (obsolete) To transform.
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