单词 | riotous |
释义 | riotous (raɪətəs ) 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] If you say that someone has a riotous lifestyle, you mean that they frequently behave in a excessive and uncontrolled way, for example by eating or drinking too much. [formal] ...aristocrats who wasted their inheritances in riotous living. Synonyms: reckless, wild, outrageous, lavish 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] You can describe someone's behaviour or an event as riotous when it is noisy and lively in a rather wild way. The dinner was often a riotous affair enlivened by superbly witty speeches. ...a riotous exhibition of boogie-woogie piano playing. Synonyms: unrestrained, wild, loud, noisy riotously adverb [ADVERB adjective/-ed] ...a slapstick affair which I found riotously amusing. 3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] You can describe things as riotous when they are very colourful or decorative rather than plain or simple. ...a riotous collection of gaudy and glamorous dresses. |
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