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torrential

UK/təˈɹɛn.tʃəl/US/tɔˈɹɛn.t͡ʃəl/

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torrential adjective: coming or characterized by torrents; flowing heavily or in large quantities.

Adjective

torrential (comparative more torrential, superlative most torrential)

  1. Coming or characterized by torrents; flowing heavily or in large quantities.
    • There was a torrential downpour and we were all soaked.
    • torrential rain

torrential meaning in Malayalam, Punjabi and Tagalog

torrential in Malayalam

പ്രവഹിക്കുന്ന, ചീറിയടിക്കുന്ന, ഉഗ്രശക്തിയുളള

torrential in Punjabi

torrential, incessant
ਮੂਸਲਾਧਾਰ mūslādhār

torrential in Tagalog

coming or characterized by torrents; flowing heavily or in large quantities
lirit

Examples of torrential in a sentence

  • The torrential downpour would account for the saturated state of the land.
  • The clay, all yellow, was dauby following the torrential shower of rain.
  • On the Saturday, October 1, the torrential rains began to wreak damage east of Exeter.

All 16 example sentences with torrential

Forms of torrential

comparativemore torrential
superlativemost torrential

Origin of torrential

From torrent + -ial.

Words formed from torrential

Questions about torrential

What does torrential mean?
Torrential means coming or characterized by torrents; flowing heavily or in large quantities.
What is torrential in Malayalam?
Torrential in Malayalam is പ്രവഹിക്കുന്ന, ചീറിയടിക്കുന്ന, ഉഗ്രശക്തിയുളള. See Torrential meaning in Malayalam.
What part of speech is torrential?
Torrential is an adjective.
How do you pronounce torrential?
Torrential is pronounced /təˈɹɛn.tʃəl/ (UK).

Words near torrential in the dictionary

  1. torrented
  2. torrenter
  3. torrenters
  4. torrentfish
  5. torrentfishes
  6. torrential
  7. torrentiality
  8. torrentially
  9. torrentine
  10. torrenting
  11. torrentless

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: torrential (page history and authors); torrential (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ਮੂਸਲਾਧਾਰ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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