torrential

[ taw-ren-shuh l, toh-, tuh- ]

/ tɔˈrɛn ʃəl, toʊ-, tə- /

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adjective

pertaining to or having the nature of a torrent.

resembling a torrent in rapidity or violence.

falling in torrents: torrential rains.

produced by the action of a torrent.

violent, vehement, or impassioned.

overwhelming; extraordinarily copious.

Origin of torrential

First recorded in 1840–50; torrent + -ial

OTHER WORDS FROM torrential

tor·ren·tial·ly, adverb

Words nearby torrential

torrence, torrens, torrens system, torrens title, torrent, torrential, torres bodet, torres strait, torrey, torrey pine, torreys peak

Example sentences from the Web for torrential

But the jokes flow at such a torrential pace that duds are soon forgotten; the best are even Spamalot-worthy.

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Sheets of torrential rains pouring down over the Land Rover sent its four wheels plunging into the mud.

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Recent turnout has been massive, with over 150,000 people gathering for the ceremony even when there were torrential downpours.

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I spent today in the Johannesburg Stadium, among 70,000 people who attended despite the torrential rain.

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After a long spell of torrential rain, there's been catastrophic flooding this month in the northern hill state of Uttarakhand.

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The utter chaos was aggravated by the rain which pelted down with torrential fury.

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His clothes hung on him as though he had been caught in a torrential rain.

The Pirates of Shan |Harold Leland Goodwin
Many of them in this area are violent and are accompanied by high local winds and torrential downpours.

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Torrential rains caused a series of landslips, carrying away houses and breaking up the hill railway.

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The campaign had progressed with torrential bitterness to its inevitable culmination.

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British Dictionary definitions for torrential

torrential

/ (tɒˈrɛnʃəl, tə-) /

adjective

of or relating to a torrent

pouring or flowing fast, violently, or heavily torrential rain

abundant, overwhelming, or irrepressible torrential abuse

Derived forms of torrential

torrentially, adverb

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