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tumult | tumulous |

As a noun tumult

is tumult, ruckus, row.

As an adjective tumulous is

full of small hills or mounds; hilly; tumulose.

tumult

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Confused, agitated noise as made by a crowd.
  • * Alexander Pope
    • Till in loud tumult all the Greeks arose.
  • Violent commotion or agitation, often with confusion of sounds.
    • the tumult of the elements
    the tumult of the spirits or passions
  • A riot or uprising.

    • Related terms

    * tumultuous

    Synonyms

    * uproar * ruckus

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To make a tumult; to be in great commotion.
    • Importuning and tumulting even to the fear of a revolt. — Milton.
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    tumulous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Full of small hills or mounds; hilly; tumulose.
    • (Bailey)
    (Webster 1913)