riotousness
- a word derived from riotous.
Example Sentences
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Alcuin told the first holy Roman emperor to ignore such declarations of public godliness “since the riotousness of the crowd is always very close to madness.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2024
Among the boys the day passed in riotousness.
From The Outlet by Adams, Andy
Dryden never learned moderation in his humour; there is a student’s clumsiness and extravagance in his indecency; the plays of Etheredge, a man of the world, have not the uncouth riotousness of Dryden’s.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" by Various
So the days sped pleasantly and May passed, and June with all its riotousness of roses was upon them.
From Peggy Owen and Liberty by Madison, Lucy Foster
There was an awful insolence, a ribald riotousness in some of the oaths which redeemed them from the scorn which every well-balanced mind should feel for displays of petulance.
From Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) by O'Shea, John Augustus
