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单词 tumultuary
释义 tu·mul·tu·ary
\t(y)üˈməlchəˌwerē, təˈm-\ adjective
Etymology: Latin tumultuarius, from tumultus tumult + -arius -ary
1.
 a. : composed of hastily levied and unorganized troops : undisciplined, irregular
  < a tumultuary army >
  < their tumultuary array is incapable of contending with the order and weapons of modern tactics — Edward Gibbon >
 b. : carried on or brought about (as by a tumultuous mob) in a confused, wildly irregular, or sporadic manner
  < tumultuary wars >
  < tumultuary violence >
  < a tumultuary attack of the … peasantry — T.B.Macaulay >
  < dread all rude and tumultuary innovation — V.L.Parrington >
2. : marked by haste and confusion : done precipitately and without plan : huddled up : haphazard, aimless
 < a tumultuary and giddy choice — Edmund Burke >
 < rushed into a tumultuary discussion of chances and possibilities — Sir Walter Scott >
3. : marked by or tending toward tumult : tumultuous
 < tumultuary reception — J.G.Lockhart >
 < the tumultuary … tide of life — R.L.Stevenson >
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