单词 | riotously |
释义 | riotouslyadv. 1. Law. In a disorderly and violent manner. Cf. riot n. 4.After 1714 esp. in the context of the British Riot Act and similar legislation elsewhere; see note at Riot Act n. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > unruliness > [adverb] > riotously riotously?1435 tempestuously1447 riotibly1509 royetously1536 tumultuously1548 disorderly1564 disorderously1579 turbulently1602 tumultuarily1609 routously1615 uproarishly1647 unguidedly1660 mobbishly1716 a-riot1834 rumbustiously1840 riotingly1846 ?1435 in C. L. Kingsford Chrons. London (1905) 86 (MED) Trowthe moste stired him ayenst suche as riotously wolde make suche assemble ayenst the sovereyne lorde. 1472–3 Rolls of Parl.: Edward IV (Electronic ed.) Parl. Oct. 1472 1st Roll §38. m. 18 The said Thomas Flete, Thomas Knyght..and Richard Croppe, arraied in maner of werre, riottously assembled theym togider, ayenst the kynges peas..felonsly..lay in a waite of the said John Glyn, and then and there..hym felonsly..slewe and murdred. 1511 in W. H. Stevenson Rec. Borough Nottingham (1885) III. 338 For riotously brekyng off owre comon pastur hegges. a1525 Cov. Leet-bk. (E.E.T.S.) The Bakers of the seid Citie in grett nombre riottesly disposed assembled theym. 1666 in Quarter Sessions Rec. (N. Riding Rec. Soc.) (1888) VI. 101 A warrant against 11 Britton men for riotously taking a whale and other wrecke. 1682 Loyal London Mercury 28 June–1 July 2/1 Riotously, and Seditiously, continue to take the Pole of those unlawfully assembled. 1714 Act 1 Geo. I c. 5 §1 If any Persons to the Number of twelve or more being unlawfully, riotously, and tumultuously assembled together [etc.]. 1746 Fool (1748) I. 115 The Populace..will scarce give the Officers of Justice Time to execute their Duty; but run about, riotously exclaiming, and attempting to pull the unhappy Prisoners, loaded with Chains, to Pieces as they pass along the Streets. 1751 Affecting Narr. H.M.S. Wager 131 He had Orders to..re-instate the Officers whom they had riotously depos'd. 1802 Monthly Mirror Jan. 66 On their proceeding to inflict a summary punishment on one of themselves for having riotously abused another, they were admonished not to take the punishment into their own hands. 1886 Act 49 & 50 Vict. c. 38 Preamble Property is damaged by persons riotously and tumultuously assembled together. 1907 Justice of Peace Rep. 1907 28 Sept. 495/3 I submit that..there was no evidence that these boys were assembled riotously together; there was no evidence of a common intention to knock down the wall. 1982 M. A. Thomis & J. Grimmett Women in Protest ii. 43 She was charged with having riotously assembled at the house of John Holland,..and being involved in the breaking of doors and windows. 2004 W. R. Hofstra Planting of New Virginia vii. 316 Complaints of several town justices against Michael Laubinger, Thomas Clark, and Angus McDonald, for riotously assembling on a Sunday..and refusing to disperse. 2. a. In an unrestrained, exuberant, or noisy manner. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > lack of moderation or restraint > [adverb] unordinatelyc1384 untemperately1398 unmeasurablyc1400 unmannerly?a1425 unmeasurablec1443 inordinatelyc1450 riotously?c1450 immoderately1482 surfeitlyc1503 unsoberlyc1540 dissolutely1561 intemperantly1561 unbridledly1561 hard1569 intemperately1576 ahoit1598 high1602 extravagantly1660 overboard1931 ?c1450 tr. Bk. Knight of La Tour Landry (1906) 21 (MED) Y see ye wyll speke riotesly and oute of the waye [Fr. parler haute ou rioter] and therfor y will leue you the felde and go my way. 1795 E. Fenwick Secresy II. xvii. 195 It is now past nine. My pulse begins to beat riotously, as if I were drunk in earnest. 1840 N. Hawthorne Biogr. Sketches (1879) 190 A huzza from the fleet comes riotously to the shore. 1840 Godey's Lady's Bk. Feb. 81 The brook which, after twice leaping into a cascade of tumbling snow,..dashes riotously through a narrow channel. 1857 Fraser's Mag. May 569/2 They never play riotously, as children do play, and ought to play. 1873 ‘Ouida’ Pascarèl I. 143 The Italian crowds, though often riotously mirthful, are never rough or rude. 1922 A. Bennett Lilian iii. iii The wild chants of the Marquesas or the Fiji Islands rang riotously through the correctness of the restaurant. 1965 Times 8 Apr. 6/2 The result is often riotously funny. 1972 Amer. Jrnl. Philol. 93 187 The transformation of the Kinsman to a woman takes place..in a riotously vulgar scene. 2005 D. M. Lopes Sight & Sensibility ii. 60 If supplied with brush, paint, and canvas, I might mark the surface of a painting with riotously discordant colours and shapes. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > abundance > [adverb] > profusely, luxuriously, or lushly lushlyc1440 riotously1466 profusedly1584 profusely1595 luxuriously1605 lavishly1841 1466 in C. L. Kingsford Stonor Lett. & Papers (1919) I. 74 (MED) Richard Fortescu..ryotously arrayed in fourme of warre. 1601 R. Johnson tr. G. Botero Trauellers Breuiat 114 Cambaia and Bengala..both riotously abounding in sugar, cotten wool, cattell, elephants and horses. 1634 F. Meres Wits Common Wealth ii. 550 He,..that speaking of the precepts of well liuing, doth lasciuiously and riotously superabound in Rhetoricall exornations, and figuratiue condiments. c. So as to become overgrown; luxuriantly.In figurative context in quot. 1835. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > sufficient quantity, amount, or degree > abundance > [adverb] > thickly or luxuriantly thickly?1611 luxuriantly1725 riotously1835 1835 K. H. Digby Mores Catholici VI. viii. 447 How they take root and grow up riotously in after generations! 1881 G. W. Cable Mme. Delphine viii In its old walks..crab-grass had spread riotously. 1913 Garden Mag. Nov. 152/1 The tansy growing riotously in a square patch. 2000 P. D. Ward Rivers in Time iv. 87 Successions of species growing riotously in the absence of old competition. 3. With revelry or debauchery; in a prodigal or spendthrift manner. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > relinquishing > squandering or prodigality > [adverb] wastefully1513 riotously?1529 prodigally1530 excessively1552 wastingly1552 lavishly1571 lashingly1573 profusedly1584 lavishingly1585 overlavishly1593 profusely1595 profligately1676 dispendiously1874 wasterfully1891 extravagantly1894 society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > profligacy, dissoluteness, or debauchery > [adverb] unthriftilyc1386 riotously?1529 dissolutely1549 wildly1561 desolately1608 abandonedly1723 profligately1741 riotly1786 ?1529 R. Hyrde tr. J. L. Vives Instr. Christen Woman i. viii. sig. H.iij We shuld vnderstande how great shame hit is to waste hit awaye riottously, and to leade the lyfe delycately & deliciously. 1561 tr. J. Calvin Foure Godlye Serm. Idolatries iii. sig. I.viiv Other do liue most rietously in meate and drinke and al kinde of pleasures. 1624 J. Smith Gen. Hist. Virginia iii. 59 The silly President, that had riotously consumed the store. 1643 W. Prynne Soveraigne Power Parl. App. 30 Great taxes and summes of money..spent vainly and riotously. 1772 S. Whyte Shamrock 294 You..riotously dare expatiate, With keenest Appetite insatiate, Loose every Rein, nor strive to curb it; But batten on luxurious Turbot, or Marrow-Pye, or Venison-Pasty. 1815 W. B. Collyer Lect. Script. Parables xi. 339 He lived riotously, but it is not said he spent his subsistence on harlots. 1862 Blackwood's Mag. Mar. 306/2 A daring, magnificent libertine—a roué of fashion the most exquisitely urbane—a prodigal of wit the most riotously lavish. 1912 H. Stokes Madame de Brinvilliers i. vi. 66 The parvenu, bursting with money..generally sets the pace. The Court was riotously extravagant. 1961 A. Hosain Sunlight on Broken Column i. iii. 33 When he had succeeded his parsimonious father he had lived riotously, emulating the legendary excesses of the late kings. 2007 Sacramento (Calif.) Bee (Nexis) 24 Aug. Burning Man [sc. an annual event in northern Nevada] is vastly, riotously profligate. From the high costs of getting there..to creating extravagant costumes..Burning Man isn't conservative. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.?1435 |
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