Definition of riotous
riotously
adverbriotousness
nounPeople Are Reading
Examples of riotous in a Sentence
a riotous profusion of flowers
his riotous mugging always has everyone in hysterics
Recent Examples of riotous from the Web
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The riotous hoots of nearby youngsters threatened to drown out his comments, but Mark Lee was unfazed.
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In Funny or Die’s riotous historical revisionism, Tesla is played by John C. Reilly, while the irascible Edison is inhabited by Crispin Glover.
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First Known Use of riotous
15th century
RIOTOUS Defined for English Language Learners
riotous
playDefinition of riotous for English Language Learners
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of a group of people : behaving in a violent and uncontrolled way
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: very exciting, fun, or full of energy
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: existing or occurring in large amounts
Law Dictionary
riotous
playLegal Definition of riotous
1 : of the nature of a riot riotous conduct
2 : participating in a riot a riotous assemblage
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