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riotous
Riotous (adj) means Like a riot in nature or behaviour.
adj
1
Like a riot in nature or behaviour.
2
Starting, encouraging, or joining in a violent public disturbance.
"The prison administrators are always planting seeds of hate, division, separatism, and prison peer group racism in the various ethnic groups here, causing friction and riotous situations where one group is set against another."
— Roosevelt Williamson, Prison Racism and Legal Slavery in America (1982)
3
Wild and noisy, often in a way that shows poor self-control.
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Etymology
Inherited from Middle English riotous, from Anglo-Norman riotous, and equivalent to riot plus -ous.
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What is the meaning of riotous?
"riotous" (adj) means like a riot in nature or behaviour.
What is another word for riotous?
Other words for "riotous" include exuberant, disruptive, profligate, degenerate, dissolute, luxuriant.
What is the opposite of riotous?
Opposites of "riotous" include harmonious, orderly.
What are the different meanings of riotous?
"riotous" has 3 main meanings: 1. Like a riot in nature or behaviour; 2. Starting, encouraging, or joining in a violent public disturbance; 3. Wild and noisy, often in a way that shows poor self-control.
