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Meaning of TORRENTIAL

Pronunciation:  to'renshul

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [adj]  pouring in abundance; "torrential rains"
  2. [adj]  resembling a torrent in force and abundance; "torrential applause"; "torrential abuse"; "the torrential facility and fecundity characteristic of his style"- Winthrop Sargeant
  3. [adj]  relating to or resulting from the action of a torrent; "torrential erosion"; "torrential adaptations seen in some aquatic forms"
 
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 Synonyms: abundant, uncontrolled
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Tor*ren"tial\, Torrentine \Tor*ren"tine\, a.
Of or pertaining to a torrent; having the character of a
torrent; caused by a torrent . [R.]
 

 

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