torrentuousadj.
/tɒˈrɛntjuːəs/ Torrent-like, impetuous.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > excitement > excitability of temperament > impetuosity > [adjective]
brothc1175
impetuous1398
headya1425
brainish1530
hot-brained1556
hot-headed1603
flashy1632
hot-reined1635
scapperboiling1673
warm1749
étourdi1750
torrentuous1840
impulsive1847
unpoised1872
torrential1877
Latin1914
the world > movement > rate of motion > swiftness > swift movement in specific manner > [adjective] > moving with impetuous speed or headlong
ranka1250
whirling1382
hurlingc1400
whithering1513
headling?1518
vehement1528
heady1562
headlongc1565
precipitant1649
precipitate1654
torrent1667
precipitous1681
tearing1765
torrentuous1840
whirlwind1865
torrential1877
Gadarene1895
rocketing1952
1840 tr. C. de Bernard in Paris Sketch Bk. in W. M. Thackeray Paris Sketch Bk. I. 175 My affairs whirl onwards together in such a torrentuous [Fr. torrentueux] galopade.
1897 F. Thompson in Academy 6 Feb. 180/2 Womanly and unstayed of nature, torrentuous of golden talk.
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adj.1840