torrential
Other forms: torrentially
If it's raining extremely hard, then the rain is torrential — it's absolutely pouring.
Use torrential to describe something that's happening in torrents, or turbulent flowing streams. When there's a torrential storm, there's so much rain falling so fast that you'll be soaked in about three seconds. If a basketball team's offense just keeps coming and won't stop, you could call it a torrential attack. And if you take your sister's shoes without asking, she might shower you with a torrential tongue-lashing.
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relating to or resulting from the action of a torrent“torrential erosion”“torrential adaptations seen in some aquatic forms”
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pouring in abundance
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resembling a torrent in force and abundance“torrential applause”“torrential abuse”“"the torrential facility and fecundity characteristic of his style"- Winthrop Sargeant”
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Synonyms:
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uncontrolled
not being under control; out of control
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uncontrolled
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