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ri·ot·ous

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–adjective

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 living.

4.	boisterous or uproarious: riotous laughter.

5.	hilariously funny.

[Origin: 1300–50; ME; see riot, -ous

]

—Related forms

ri·ot·ous·ly, adverb

ri·ot·ous·ness, noun

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ri·ot·ous Audio Help (rī'ət-əs) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Of, relating to, or resembling a riot.
Participating in or inciting to riot or uproar.
Uproarious; boisterous: a riotous party.
Dissolute; wanton: riotous living.
Abundant or luxuriant: a riotous growth. See Synonyms at profuse.

ri'ot·ous·ly adv., ri'ot·ous·ness n.

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riotous
adjective
1.	produced or growing in extreme abundance; "their riotous blooming" [syn: exuberant]
2.	characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination; "effects of the struggle will be violent and disruptive"; "riotous times"; "these troubled areas"; "the tumultuous years of his administration"; "a turbulent and unruly childhood" [syn: disruptive]
3.	unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women" [syn: debauched]

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
ˈriotous1 adjective

starting, or likely to start, a riot
Example: a riotous crowd

Arabic:	شَغَبي، مُشاغِب
Chinese (Simplified):	骚动的
Chinese (Traditional):	騷動的
Czech:	hlučný, bouřlivý
Danish:	oprørsk
Dutch:	oproerig
Estonian:	märatsev
Finnish:	mellakoiva
French:	tumultueux
German:	aufrührerisch
Greek:	που προκαλεί ή μπορεί να προκαλέσει αναταραχές
Hungarian:	lázadó
Icelandic:	óeirðar-
Indonesian:	menimbulkan huru-hara
Italian:	tumultuoso

Japanese:	暴動的な
Korean:	폭동의, 떠들썩한
Latvian:	dumpīgs
Lithuanian:	maištingas, siautėjantis
Norwegian:	opprørsk
Polish:	buntowniczy
Portuguese (Brazil):	tumultuoso
Portuguese (Portugal):	desordeiro
Romanian:	turbulent
Russian:	бесчинствующий
Slovak:	hlučný, búrlivý
Slovenian:	izgredniški
Spanish:	alborotador
Swedish:	upploppsartad, upprorisk
Turkish:	kontroldan çıkacak, ayaklanan

ˈriotous2 adjective

very active, noisy and cheerful
Example: a riotous party

Arabic:	صاخِب
Chinese (Simplified):	奔放的，狂欢的
Chinese (Traditional):	奔放的，狂歡的
Czech:	rozjařený
Danish:	løssluppen
Dutch:	luidruchtig
Estonian:	lärmakas
Finnish:	railakas
French:	tapageur
German:	ausgelassen
Greek:	ζωηρός, θορυβώδης, χαρούμενος
Hungarian:	dőzsölő
Icelandic:	hávaðasamur
Indonesian:	ribut
Italian:	sfrenato

Japanese:	騒々しい
Korean:	자유 분방한
Latvian:	skaļš; trokšņains; trakulīgs
Lithuanian:	triukšmingas, siautulingas
Norwegian:	løssluppen
Polish:	hałaśliwy
Portuguese (Brazil):	tumultuado
Portuguese (Portugal):	barulhento
Romanian:	zgomotos
Russian:	безудержный, шумный
Slovak:	rozjarený
Slovenian:	bučen
Spanish:	bullicioso; desenfrenado
Swedish:	tygellös, utsvävande
Turkish:	çılgın

See also: riot, run riot

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: ri·ot·ous
Pronunciation: 'rI-&-t&s
Function: adjective
1 : of the nature of a riot <riotous conduct>
2 : participating in a riot <a riotous assemblage> —ri·ot·ous·ly adverb —ri·ot·ous·nessnoun

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Riotous

Ri"ot*ous\, a. [OF. rioteux.]

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

The younger son . . . took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living. --Luke xv. 13.

2. Partaking of the nature of an unlawful assembly or its acts; seditious. -- Ri"ot*ous*ly, adv. -- Ri"ot*ous*ness, n.

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