Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tumultuary

/təˈmʌlt͡ʃuˌɛɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tu-mul-tu-ary
IPA: /təˈmʌlt͡ʃuˌɛɹi/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

adj

restless; agitated; unquiet

Example Sentences

"[A] Tumultuary and distracted frame of Mind, not knowing which way to take, to be amongst the kinds of this passion of Feare."
"1649, King Charles I (attributed), Eikon Basilike a tumultuary conflict"
"a tumultuary attack of the Celtic peasantry"
"sudden flight or tumultuary skirmish"
"Men who live without religion live always in a tumultuary and restless state."

Etymology

Latin tumultuārius: compare French tumultuaire.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /təˈmʌlt͡ʃuˌɛɹi/
British English: /tjʊˈmʌltjʊəɹi/

Inflected Forms

more tumultuary (comparative) most tumultuary (superlative)

Derived Forms

tumultuarily tumultuariness

Questions

How do you pronounce tumultuary?: The recorded pronunciation is /təˈmʌlt͡ʃuˌɛɹi/.
What does tumultuary mean?: Attended by, or producing, a tumult; disorderly; confused; tumultuous.
Where does tumultuary come from?: Latin tumultuārius: compare French tumultuaire.

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