\Tu*mul"tu*a*ry\, a. [L. tumultuarius: cf. F. tumultuaire.] 1. Attended by, or producing, a tumult; disorderly; promiscuous; confused; tumultuous. ``A tumultuary conflict.'' --Eikon Basilike. A tumultuary attack of the Celtic peasantry. --Macaulay. Sudden flight or tumultuary skirmish. --De Quincey. 2. Restless; agitated; unquiet. Men who live without religion live always in a tumultuary and restless state. --Atterbury.