Riotous

  • 11riotous — ri|ot|ous [ raıətəs ] adjective 1. ) very lively and noisy: She burst into riotous laughter. 2. ) behaving in a noisy and violent way: The crowd of protestors was becoming riotous. ╾ ri|ot|ous|ly adverb ╾ ri|ot|ous|ness noun uncount …

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  • 12riotous — adjective 1) the demonstration turned riotous Syn: unruly, rowdy, disorderly, uncontrollable, unmanageable, undisciplined, uproarious, tumultuous; violent, wild, ugly, lawless, anarchic Ant: peaceable …

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  • 13riotous — UK [ˈraɪətəs] / US adjective 1) very lively and noisy She burst into riotous laughter. 2) behaving in a noisy and violent way The crowd was becoming riotous. Derived words: riotously adverb riotousness noun uncountable …

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  • 14riotous — [ˈraɪətəs] adj 1) very lively and noisy riotous laughter[/ex] 2) behaving in a noisy and violent way The crowd was becoming riotous.[/ex] …

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  • 15riotous — ri•ot•ous [[t]ˈraɪ ə təs[/t]] adj. 1) (of an act) characterized by or of the nature of rioting or a disturbance of the peace 2) (of a person) inciting or taking part in a riot 3) given to or marked by unrestrained revelry; loose; wanton: riotous… …

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  • 16riotous — adjective Date: 15th century 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 …

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  • 17riotous — /ˈraɪətəs/ (say ruyuhtuhs) adjective 1. characterised by or of the nature of rioting, or disturbance of the peace, as actions. 2. inciting to or taking part in a riot, as persons. 3. given to or marked by unrestrained revelry; loose; wanton. 4.&#8230; …

  • 18riotous — adjective a) having the characteristics of a riot b) causing, inciting or taking part in a riot Syn: ragmatical …

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  • 19riotous — Synonyms and related words: abandoned, abounding, abundant, affluent, all sufficing, ample, aplenty, boisterous, bottomless, bounteous, bountiful, brawling, breakaway, chaotic, copious, debauched, dense, diffuse, disordered, disorderly,&#8230; …

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  • 20riotous — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Rebellious] Syn. tumultuous, brawling, disorderly; see rebellious 2 , unruly . 2. [Wanton] Syn. reveling, roistering, dissolute, excessive; see lewd 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. disorderly, run amuck, boisterous …

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