'Tumultuary' definitions:

Definition of 'Tumultuary'

From: GCIDE
  • Tumultuary \Tu*mul"tu*a*ry\ (t[-u]*m[u^]l"t[-u]*[asl]*r[y^]; 135), a. [L. tumultuarius: cf. F. tumultuaire.]
  • 1. Attended by, or producing, a tumult; disorderly; promiscuous; confused; tumultuous. "A tumultuary conflict." --Eikon Basilike. [1913 Webster]
  • A tumultuary attack of the Celtic peasantry. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
  • Sudden flight or tumultuary skirmish. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Restless; agitated; unquiet. [1913 Webster]
  • Men who live without religion live always in a tumultuary and restless state. --Atterbury. [1913 Webster]

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