Search results
- Dictionaryriotous/ˈrʌɪətəs/
adjective
- 1. marked by or involving public disorder: "a riotous crowd" Similar Opposite
Powered by Oxford Dictionaries
very loud and uncontrolled, and full of energy: We went to a riotous party and danced all night. UK Five students were arrested for riotous behaviour. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. causing laughter. funny She told me a funny story about Max. amusing I gave her an article that I thought she would find amusing.
1. a. : of the nature of a riot : turbulent. b. : participating in riot. 2. : abundant, exuberant. the garden was riotous with flowers. riotously adverb. riotousness noun. Synonyms. antic. chucklesome. comedic. comical. droll. farcical. funny. hilarious. humoristic. humorous. hysterical.
noisy, exciting and fun synonym uproarious. a riotous party. riotous laughter. The evening was quite riotous. Word Origin. See riotous in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: riotous. Definition of riotous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
(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. riotous. / ˈraɪətəs / adjective.
Anything riotous is disorderly, chaotic, and loud. Riotous things can also be abundant. Since a riot is a disturbance where people get out of control and become violent, riotous things are also loud, disruptive, and out of hand.
very loud and uncontrolled, and full of energy: We went to a riotous party and danced all night. UK Five students were arrested for riotous behavior. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. causing laughter. funny She told me a funny story about Max. amusing I gave her an article that I thought she would find amusing.
Definition of 'riotous' Word Frequency. riotous. (raɪətəs ) 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] If you say that someone has a riotous lifestyle, you mean that they frequently behave in a excessive and uncontrolled way, for example by eating or drinking too much. [formal] ...aristocrats who wasted their inheritances in riotous living.
adjective. uk / ˈraɪətəs / us. riotous adjective (WILD) Add to word list. wild and not controlled by anyone: a riotous party. riotous adjective (VIOLENT) violent and not controlled: He was charged with riotous behaviour and jailed for six months. (Definition of riotous from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Definitions of 'riotous' 1. If you say that someone has a riotous lifestyle, you mean that they frequently behave in an excessive and uncontrolled way, for example by eating or drinking too much. [formal] [...] 2. You can describe someone's behavior or an event as riotous when it is noisy and lively in a rather wild way. [...] More.
Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the adjective riotous mean? There are eight meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective riotous, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use.
