torrentialadj.

/tɒˈrɛnʃəl/

Etymology: < Latin torrēnt-em torrent n. and adj. + -ial suffix: compare tangential.

1. Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a torrent; produced by the action of a torrent. torrential months, months characterized by torrents.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > deposited by water, ice, or wind > [adjective] > by water or ice

Neptunian1774

aqueous1802

diluvial1816

neptunean1843

neptunic1851

torrential1861

fluviolacustrine1864

hydrogenous1889

aqueo-glacial1892

fluvio-glacial1894

solution1894

paralic1914

1861 J. H. Bennet Mentone as Winter Climate ii. 7 A series of lower hills..divided by numerous ravines and torrential valleys.

1874 J. Geikie Great Ice Age xxvi. 391 The denuded and partially rearranged portions of old torrential gravel and sand.

1880 V. Ball Jungle Life India ii. 57 These rivers are..fed by thousands of torrential streams which, when there is no rain, completely dry up.

1892 Daily Graphic 8 Jan. 7/3 The torrential months of January and February.

a. Like a torrent in rapidity or violence; torrent-like; rushing; falling in torrents, as rain.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > precipitation or atmospheric moisture > rain > [adjective] > heavy

steepc1330

pissingc1475

thightc1480

pouring1577

pashing1581

sad1590

steep-down1601

solid1621

even down1622

sluicy1697

pelting1710

buck1732

steeping1774

peppering1827

sluicing1847

torrential1849

peltering1858

plumping1879

teeming1880

lashing1885

monsoonish1886

sheeting1940

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wet weather > [adjective] > wet (of weather, place, or time) > rainy > very

pouring1577

to rain cats and dogs1849

torrential1849

1849 Fraser's Mag. 40 605 No eddying groups; no torrential processions.

1863 J. Tyndall Heat 388 The condensation of the vapour, and its torrential descent to the earth.

1865 Morning Star 21 July To the intense heat,..has succeeded torrential rain.

1894 Scotsman 27 Aug. 7 A rain~storm which the newfangled appellation ‘torrential’ only feebly describes.

b. figurative. As copious or impetuous as a torrent.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > impetuosity > [adjective]

brothc1175

impetuous1398

headya1425

brainish1530

hot-brained1556

hot-headed1603

flashy1632

hot-reined1635

scapperboiling1673

warm1749

étourdi1750

torrentuous1840

impulsive1847

unpoised1872

torrential1877

Latin1914

the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swift movement in specific manner > [adjective] > moving with impetuous speed or headlong

ranka1250

whirling1382

hurlingc1400

whithering1513

headling?1518

vehement1528

heady1562

headlongc1565

precipitant1649

precipitate1654

torrent1667

precipitous1681

tearing1765

torrentuous1840

whirlwind1865

torrential1877

Gadarene1895

rocketing1952

1877 D. M. Wallace Russia xxv. 396 The poetasters poured forth their feelings with torrential recklessness.

1879 G. Meredith Egoist III. xiv. 293 He could woo, he was a torrential wooer.

1897 in Academy 13 Mar. 308/2 A man of torrential eloquence.

1909 Blackwood's Mag. Aug. 232/1 They broke and fled with the British in torrential pursuit.

Derivatives

torrentiality n.

/tɒˌrɛnʃɪˈælɪtɪ/ torrential character or condition.

ΚΠ

1891 Cent. Dict. Torrentiality.

toˈrrentially adv. in a torrential way; in torrents, or like a torrent.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > violent action or operation > [adverb] > with rapid or sudden violence

brathlya1300

angerly?a1425

impetuously1485

headilya1500

vehemently1538

angardlyc1540

furiouslya1577

rank1590

wildly1593

amok1838

torrentially1882

the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swift movement in specific manner > [adverb] > headlong

swireforthc825

a-randounc1380

headlya1425

headlongsc1540

eavelong1567

headlong1576

rank1590

headlongly1595

precipitously1626

neck-break1631

precipitantly1656

precipitately1728

precipitatedly1770

torrentially1882

slap-dab1886

the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > precipitation or atmospheric moisture > rain > [adverb] > heavily

pouringly1621

pouring1771

torrentially1882

monsoonishly1899

1882 Proctor in Nat. Stud. (N.Y.) 52 Since the woods were cleared the rain falls more torrentially than before.

1901 Daily Chron. 4 Nov. 5/7 To the stern, where sailors and marines rushed torrentially, called for ‘three cheers, and one cheer more’.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	torrential
释义	torrentialadj. /tɒˈrɛnʃəl/ Etymology: < Latin torrēnt-em torrent n. and adj. + -ial suffix: compare tangential. 1. Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a torrent; produced by the action of a torrent. torrential months, months characterized by torrents. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > deposited by water, ice, or wind > [adjective] > by water or ice Neptunian1774 aqueous1802 diluvial1816 neptunean1843 neptunic1851 torrential1861 fluviolacustrine1864 hydrogenous1889 aqueo-glacial1892 fluvio-glacial1894 solution1894 paralic1914 1861 J. H. Bennet Mentone as Winter Climate ii. 7 A series of lower hills..divided by numerous ravines and torrential valleys. 1874 J. Geikie Great Ice Age xxvi. 391 The denuded and partially rearranged portions of old torrential gravel and sand. 1880 V. Ball Jungle Life India ii. 57 These rivers are..fed by thousands of torrential streams which, when there is no rain, completely dry up. 1892 Daily Graphic 8 Jan. 7/3 The torrential months of January and February. 2. a. Like a torrent in rapidity or violence; torrent-like; rushing; falling in torrents, as rain. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > precipitation or atmospheric moisture > rain > [adjective] > heavy steepc1330 pissingc1475 thightc1480 pouring1577 pashing1581 sad1590 steep-down1601 solid1621 even down1622 sluicy1697 pelting1710 buck1732 steeping1774 peppering1827 sluicing1847 torrential1849 peltering1858 plumping1879 teeming1880 lashing1885 monsoonish1886 sheeting1940 the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > wet weather > [adjective] > wet (of weather, place, or time) > rainy > very pouring1577 to rain cats and dogs1849 torrential1849 1849 Fraser's Mag. 40 605 No eddying groups; no torrential processions. 1863 J. Tyndall Heat 388 The condensation of the vapour, and its torrential descent to the earth. 1865 Morning Star 21 July To the intense heat,..has succeeded torrential rain. 1894 Scotsman 27 Aug. 7 A rain~storm which the newfangled appellation ‘torrential’ only feebly describes. b. figurative. As copious or impetuous as a torrent. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > impetuosity > [adjective] brothc1175 impetuous1398 headya1425 brainish1530 hot-brained1556 hot-headed1603 flashy1632 hot-reined1635 scapperboiling1673 warm1749 étourdi1750 torrentuous1840 impulsive1847 unpoised1872 torrential1877 Latin1914 the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swift movement in specific manner > [adjective] > moving with impetuous speed or headlong ranka1250 whirling1382 hurlingc1400 whithering1513 headling?1518 vehement1528 heady1562 headlongc1565 precipitant1649 precipitate1654 torrent1667 precipitous1681 tearing1765 torrentuous1840 whirlwind1865 torrential1877 Gadarene1895 rocketing1952 1877 D. M. Wallace Russia xxv. 396 The poetasters poured forth their feelings with torrential recklessness. 1879 G. Meredith Egoist III. xiv. 293 He could woo, he was a torrential wooer. 1897 in Academy 13 Mar. 308/2 A man of torrential eloquence. 1909 Blackwood's Mag. Aug. 232/1 They broke and fled with the British in torrential pursuit. Derivatives torrentiality n. /tɒˌrɛnʃɪˈælɪtɪ/ torrential character or condition. ΚΠ 1891 Cent. Dict. Torrentiality. toˈrrentially adv. in a torrential way; in torrents, or like a torrent. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > violent action or operation > [adverb] > with rapid or sudden violence brathlya1300 angerly?a1425 impetuously1485 headilya1500 vehemently1538 angardlyc1540 furiouslya1577 rank1590 wildly1593 amok1838 torrentially1882 the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swift movement in specific manner > [adverb] > headlong swireforthc825 a-randounc1380 headlya1425 headlongsc1540 eavelong1567 headlong1576 rank1590 headlongly1595 precipitously1626 neck-break1631 precipitantly1656 precipitately1728 precipitatedly1770 torrentially1882 slap-dab1886 the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > precipitation or atmospheric moisture > rain > [adverb] > heavily pouringly1621 pouring1771 torrentially1882 monsoonishly1899 1882 Proctor in Nat. Stud. (N.Y.) 52 Since the woods were cleared the rain falls more torrentially than before. 1901 Daily Chron. 4 Nov. 5/7 To the stern, where sailors and marines rushed torrentially, called for ‘three cheers, and one cheer more’. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1849
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