Riotous

Word RIOTOUS
Character 7
Hyphenation ri ot ous
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Riotous"

What do we mean by riotous?

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. adjective

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.

Involving, or engaging in, riot; wanton; unrestrained; luxurious. adjective

Partaking of the nature of an unlawful assembly or its acts; seditious. adjective

Having the characteristics of a riot adjective

Causing, inciting or taking part in a riot adjective

Unrestrained and boisterous; degenerate or dissolute adjective

Produced or growing in extreme abundance adjective

Characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination adjective

Unrestrained by convention or morality adjective

Having the characteristics of a riot

Causing, inciting or taking part in a riot

Unrestrained and boisterous; degenerate or dissolute

Marked by or involving public disorder. characterized by wild and uncontrolled behavior. having a vivid, varied appearance. Urban Dictionary

A person who is rioting within ones self. Some one who is fighting a mental battle Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Riotous

The word "riotous" in example sentences

'Alas!' said I, 'I spent the thirty dollars in riotous living.' ❋ Unknown (2010)

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. ❋ Unknown (2007)

"Then you see that 'tis all owing to me that —" She broke off to shake O'Hara, and the meeting ended in riotous hilarity. ❋ Unknown (1921)

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. ❋ Lucy Maud (1917)

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. ❋ Unknown (1914)

The sunflowers grow in riotous fertility, and have a habit of massing themselves in brilliant patches. ❋ Emily Ferguson (1910)

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. ❋ Unknown (1893)

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. ❋ Unknown (1871)

With bold and cautious footsteps, Dames explored the palace of the governor, who celebrated, in riotous merriment, the festival of his deliverance. ❋ Unknown (1206)

It was only yesterday that our local saw a street row here in the quiet avenues of our peaceful city -- a street row recalling the riotous scenes which took place here before Dead Horse experienced a change of heart and became New Centreville. ❋ Various (N/A)

The mood on the campus was calm, but authorities planned to boost security after what police described as a "riotous mob" of students two days ago protested Paterno's firing. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The very thing that attracted me to this stuff in the first place has been rejected, that is, the riotous colour of those early 1960s Marvels. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The National Party in Gauteng on Monday condemned the "riotous" behaviour of students that led to the suspension of lessons at ❋ Unknown (1995)

They were desperate people and I'm not sure that the rest of us might not exhibit that kind of riotous behavior if we were starving. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I'm not saying Pacquiao-Mayweather won't happen eventually, but Roach is apparently against it, too, so there would have to be some kind of riotous demand to overcome the hurdles before it. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Almost £350,000 will be spent by the Scottish Government on a "riotous" Hogmanay music and dance event in Edinburgh.

Bratts, "again, conveys in its first lines the sensation of a tremendously hot day in which Nature seems to reel in a kind of riotous stupefaction; and the grotesque tragedy on which the idyl turns, becomes ❋ Sutherland Orr (1865)

What was needed was the creation of the “sober, industrious, and thrifty” worker who rejected “riotous living,” “the display of enervating luxury,” and “the insane attempt to keep up appearances which are not legitimate.” ❋ Thaddeus Russell (2010)

a riotous party a riotous [crowd] a riotous [display] of bright red, green, and yellow [vegetables] ❋ Cravenpeace123 (2018)

“Describe [mark] in [a word] ?” “ he is [self-riotousness]” ❋ Massive Dyslexic (2023)

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