The Word "Torrential"

[Anubis]

Is this word ever used for anything other then "A Torrential Downpour"? Because that the only time I?ve ever heard it. I think it?s a cool word. Is it used for anything else?

 

[Ameesh]

yes

 

[TwinkleToes77]

Thats the only way ive heard it too

 

[LikeLinus]

I've only heard it used about hard rain...nothing else.

 

[Platypus]

The word torrent is pretty common, at least here.


(no, not bittorrent)

 

[bubbasmith99]

...I think I've reached the end of the internet.

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

http://www.cio.com/archive/041596_smart.html


torrential savings! hahahah

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: bubbasmith99
...I think I've reached the end of the internet.

Good, maybe now you can stop posting.

 

[codeyf]

Originally posted by: werk

Originally posted by: bubbasmith99
...I think I've reached the end of the internet.

Good, maybe now you can stop posting.

Looking at his post count, and going by ATOT standards, I don't think he ever really started.....

 

[JWMiddleton]

I've not seen Torrential used any other way, but according dictionary.com the root Torrent is used in other ways as you will see in the following examples:

At length, Erasmus, that great injured name, . . . Stemmed the wild torrent of a barbarous age. --Pope.

The roaring torrent is deep and wide. --Longfellow

``Waves of torrent fire.'' --Milton

They also give a few examples of Torrential that do not involve rain:

torrential erosion - likely caused by Torrential rain.

torrential applause - well, that is not rain related!

 

[Kev]

that was a torrential post you just made!

 

[FoBoT]

Off Topic has experienced a torrential number of neffers lately