torrential
English
WOTD – 10 October 2010
Pronunciation
Adjective
torrential (comparative more torrential, superlative most torrential)
- Coming or characterized by torrents; flowing heavily or in large quantities.
- There was a torrential downpour and we were all soaked.
- torrential rain
- 1960 December, “Talking of Trains: The railways and the Devon floods”, in Trains Illustrated, page 709:
- On the Saturday, October 1, the torrential rains began to wreak damage east of Exeter.
Derived terms
Translations
coming or characterized by torrents; flowing heavily or in large quantities
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