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Definition of Riotous

1. Adjective. Produced or growing in extreme abundance. "Their riotous blooming"

2. Adjective. Characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination. "A turbulent and unruly childhood"

3. Adjective. Unrestrained by convention or morality. "Fast women"

Definition of Riotous

1. a. Involving, or engaging in, riot; wanton; unrestrained; luxurious.

Definition of Riotous

1. Adjective. having the characteristics of a riot ¹

2. Adjective. causing, inciting or taking part in a riot ¹

3. Adjective. unrestrained and boisterous; degenerate or dissolute ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Riotous

1. characterized by rioting [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Riotous

riot grrrls riot gun riot police rioted rioter rioters rioting riotings riotise riotises

riotize riotizes riotless riotour riotours riotous (current term) riotously riotousness riotousnesses riotries

riotry riots rip-off rip-offs rip-roaring rip box rip boxes rip current rip currents

Literary usage of Riotous

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Documentary History of the State of New-York: Arranged Under Direction by New York (State). Secretary's Office (1851)
"... also informing Governor Wentworth of the riotous Behaviour of Persons within this province claiming Lands under Grants of 'New Hampshire, ..."

2. Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English: Containing Words from the by Thomas Wright (1904)
"ON, ». A boisterous fellow. North. RAMPAGE, v. To be riotous. ... A riotous country fête. Devon. RAM-RAISE, v. To run backward in order to take a good leap. ..."

3. Commentaries on the Laws of England by Herbert Broom, Edward Alfred Hadley, William Wait, William Blackstone (1875)
"The felonious breaches of the peace are strained up to that degree of malignity by the statute law: and particularly, I. The riotous assembling of twelve ..."

4. Coriolanus by William Shakespeare (1891)
"... that is with a riotous body of armed followers. •Scene IX. In the stage direction, instead of 'from one side' and 'from the other side,' the folios have ..."

5. From Harrison to Harding: A Personal Narrative, Covering a Third of a by Arthur Wallace Dunn (1922)
"Before and since that time there have been many riotous occasions in the House of Representatives, but it is to be doubted whether there ever was such wild ..."

6. Harper's New Monthly Magazine by Henry Mills Alden (1883)
"... and the general impression of riotous lines meandering about the gables is further enhanced by startling effects of painting and gilding. ..."

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