torrential

Definition of Torrential in English :

1. torrential

relating to or resulting from the action of a torrent

Example Sentences:
'torrential erosion'
'torrential adaptations seen in some aquatic forms'

2. torrential

resembling a torrent in force and abundance

Example Sentences:
'torrential applause'
'torrential abuse'
'the torrential facility and fecundity characteristic of his style'

3. torrential

pouring in abundance

Example Sentences:
'torrential rains'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Torrential

adjective

1.

of or relating to a torrent

2.

pouring or flowing fast, violently, or heavily

torrential rain

3.

abundant, overwhelming, or irrepressible

torrential abuse

adjective

1.

of, having the nature of, or produced by, a torrent

2.

like a torrent, as in violence or copiousness

adj.

1. Resembling, flowing in, or forming torrents: torrential mountain streams; a torrential downpour.

2. Resulting from the action of fast-flowing streams: torrential erosion.

3. Flowing or surging abundantly; wild: torrential applause.