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torrentially

torrentially

6.3
Rain falls very heavily and fast
  • adverb
  • /tɔːˈrɛnʧəli/
translation icon : torrencialmente
  • At daybreak or thereabouts, with rain coming down torrentially, the car went out of control; it ricocheted off tree stumps and boulders all the way to the bottom of a ravine.
  • rained torrentially

Examples

  • It was especially on my mind last night as my husband headed out the door to help at OEM (Office of Emergency Management); it was raining torrentially.

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  • The rain poured torrentially, soaking everyone caught outside without an umbrella.

  • During the storm last night, it rained torrentially, causing flash floods in some areas.

  • We had to cancel our picnic because it was raining torrentially all afternoon.

Synonyms

tempestuously
vstorrentially
8.9

In a violent, stormy way with strong wind and waves

focuses more on very heavy rainfall rather than general storm violence
stormily
vstorrentially
6.2

In a very strong way, like during heavy wind or when someone is very angry

emphasizes intense heavy rainfall amount rather than wind or emotional turbulence

Antonyms

softly
95 1.0

In a gentle, light way using little force

lightly
86 1.0

In a gentle way using little force

How Intense

torrentially
6.3
heavily
243 1.1
gently
372 1.0

Surface Forms

torrentially positive

Morphology

torrentially = torrential (transparent) = torrent + ial + ly

The adverb is formed by adding the regular adverbial suffix '-ly' to the clearly related adjective 'torrential'.

Etymology

Torrentially comes from torrent, which itself comes from an old Latin word torrens meaning 'a rushing stream'. So when rain falls torrentially, it pours very hard and fast, like a river pouring from the sky.