Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, or resembling a riot.
- adjective Participating in or inciting to riot or uproar.
- adjective Uproarious; boisterous.
- adjective Dissolute; wanton.
- adjective Abundant or luxuriant.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Tumultuous; of the nature of an unlawful assembly; seditious; guilty of riot: as, a riotous mob; a riotous demagogue.
- Indulging in riot or revelry; accompanied by or consisting in revelry or debauchery; wanton or licentious.
- Boisterous; uproarious: as, riotous glee.
- Synonyms See
insurrection .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Involving, or engaging in, riot; wanton; unrestrained; luxurious.
- adjective Partaking of the nature of an unlawful assembly or its acts; seditious.
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- adjective having the characteristics of a
riot - adjective causing, inciting or taking part in a riot
- adjective
unrestrained andboisterous ;degenerate ordissolute
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective produced or growing in extreme abundance
- adjective characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
- adjective unrestrained by convention or morality
Etymologies
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Examples
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'Alas!' said I, 'I spent the thirty dollars in riotous living.'
Local Color 2010
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The Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela played it twice in riotous fashion at Carnegie Hall, first in its Sunday afternoon program, then as an encore after its concert last night.
Berlin in Lights: One ‘Mambo’ Less - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com 2007
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The Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela played it twice in riotous fashion at Carnegie Hall, first in its Sunday afternoon program, then as an encore after its concert last night.
Berlin in Lights: One ‘Mambo’ Less - ArtsBeat Blog - NYTimes.com 2007
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"Then you see that 'tis all owing to me that —" She broke off to shake O'Hara, and the meeting ended in riotous hilarity.
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It was the first money my pen had ever earned; I did not squander it in riotous living, neither did I invest it in necessary boots and gloves.
The Alpine Path: The Story of My Career Lucy Maud 1917
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And then she heard a man's voice lifted up in riotous song, and she turned her head toward the opening of the gorge and listened, her eyes brightening while she waited.
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The sunflowers grow in riotous fertility, and have a habit of massing themselves in brilliant patches.
Janey Canuck in the West Emily Ferguson 1910
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'Alas!' said I, 'I spent the thirty dollars in riotous living.'
Local Colour 1906
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Many Southern women had to cook, too, and could do it well; to patch and darn, and often to provide food and raiment for the household, because the husband and father frequented drink-shops or wasted his substance in riotous living.
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They were exposed to persecutions, though apparently not systematic, but rather annoyances and reproach arising from their not joining their heathen neighbors in riotous living, into which, however, some of them were in danger of falling.
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