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adjective(of an act) characterized by or of the nature of rioting or a disturbance of the peace. (of a person) inciting or taking part in a riot. given to or marked by unrestrained revelry; loose; wanton: riotous living. boisterous or uproarious: riotous laughter. hilariously funny. Origin of riotousMiddle English word dating back to 1300–50; see origin at riot, -ous OTHER WORDS FROM riotousri·ot·ous·ly, adverbri·ot·ous·ness, nounun·ri·ot·ous, adjectiveun·ri·ot·ous·ly, adverb un·ri·ot·ous·ness, noun Words nearby riotousRion Strait, Riopelle, riot, Riot Act, riot gun, riotous, riotous living, riot shield, riot squad, rip, riparian Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for riotousHis new memoir examines Joplin, demons, riotous—and romantic—antics, and all. Janis Joplin’s Kozmic Blues|William O’Connor|November 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST Women worked on their front yards full of the riotous colors of wildflowers. As the Key Battle Looms, a Report from Ukraine's Front Lines|Jamie Dettmer|August 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST She reveals the absurdity of notions that “the Muslim world” is a riotous, violent mess, and that “they” hate “us” for being free. The True Muslim Revolutionaries and Their Fight Against Extremism|Timothy Michael Law|August 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST Breaking down rigid social hierarchy so characteristic of the Middle Ages, these riotous tales poke fun at everyone. Read This and Blush: Naughty Medieval French Tales|Yunte Huang|June 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Riotous Baroque: From Cattelan to Zurbaran, Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Spain, June 18–October 6. Best of Art for June|William O’Connor|June 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST A regiment of infantry and a battalion of cavalry were put on guard and patrolled the streets to reduce the riotous to order. From Fort Henry to Corinth|Manning Ferguson Force The suffering and riotous citizens made Alexandria a very unpleasant place of abode for the prefect and magistrates. History Of Egypt From 330 B.C. To The Present Time, Volume 11 (of 12)|S. Rappoport The other party, of course, that broke in stores, behaved in a riotous manner. Report of the Committee Appointed to Investigate the Railroad Riots in July, 1877|Various But there intervened a riotous scene, arising on a question of a breach of privilege. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 29, May 1893|Various Riotous excess and empty display take the place of restrained and appropriate decoration. Cathedrals of Spain|John A. (John Allyne) Gade
British Dictionary definitions for riotous
adjectiveproceeding from or of the nature of riots or rioting inciting to riot characterized by wanton or lascivious revelryriotous living characterized by boisterous or unrestrained merrimentriotous laughter Derived forms of riotousriotously, adverbriotousness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to riotousrowdy, turbulent, unruly, tumultuous, disorganized, anarchic, deranged, disordered, disorderly, helter-skelter, lawless, mutinous, out of control, rebellious, turbid, uncontrolled, violent, insurrectionary, rampageous |