turbulent

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After this he grew more turbulent, and was guilty of high-handed outrages and of a general disposition to run things wherever he went.

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  1. adjective Violently agitated or disturbed; tumultuous: turbulent rapids.
  2. adjective Having a chaotic or restless character or tendency: a turbulent period in history.
  3. adjective Causing unrest or disturbance; unruly: turbulent, revolutionary undercurrents.

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stormy ·  tumultuous ·  unruly ·  restless ·  lawless ·  violent ·  boisterous ·  impetuous ·  fiery ·  sullen ·  discontented ·  warlike
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  1. Middle English, from Old French, from Latin turbulentus, from turba, turmoil; see turbid.

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  1. from French turbulent =Provencal turbulent, turbolent =Spanish Portuguese turbulento =Italian turbolento, turbulento, from Latin turbulentus, restless, stormy, from turbare, trouble, agitate: see turbid.
 

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