Torrential

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Torrential \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.]
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



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