riotous
Americanadjective
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proceeding from or of the nature of riots or rioting
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inciting to riot
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characterized by wanton or lascivious revelry
riotous living
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characterized by boisterous or unrestrained merriment
riotous laughter
Other Word Forms
- riotously adverb
- riotousness noun
- unriotous adjective
- unriotously adverb
- unriotousness noun
Etymology
Origin of riotous
Example Sentences
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“Egg nog is kind of like me — it’s not for everyone, but the people who like it are my kind of people,” he said to riotous applause.
From Los Angeles Times
But in “A Child’s Christmas in Wales,” his riotous narrative inspired by his boyhood yuletides in the 1920s, Dylan Thomas serves up a dissenting version of the holiday as a merry mess.
Parrish told ProPublica she had collected evidence that “shows ongoing and persistent activity” outside the facility that under statute and police directive “would be considered riotous, unlawful assembly and/or disorderly conduct.”
From Salon
To attendees, it is a riotous holiday event.
In less than three hours, Dr. Halloween and his crew of eight will transform the broad front yard of this Fillmore Street home into a riotous Halloween fun house.
From Los Angeles Times
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