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   riotous

   /ˈrʌɪətəs/

   adjective

   • 1. marked by or involving public disorder: "a riotous crowd" Similar unrulyrowdydisorderlydisruptiveout of controlriotinguncontrollableungovernableunmanageableunbiddableinsubordinateundisciplinedturbulentuproarioustumultuousviolentwilduglybrawlinglawlessanarchicOpposite law-abidingpeaceablecalm
   • ▪ characterized by wild and uncontrolled behaviour: "a riotous party" Similar boisterouslivelyloudnoisyrip-roaringunrestraineduninhibitedroisterousuproariousunrulyrollickingabandonedorgiasticdebaucheddepravedinformal:rumbustiousrambunctiousarchaic:robustiousOpposite restrainedquiet
   • ▪ having a vivid, varied appearance: "a riotous display of bright red, green, and yellow vegetables"
   • ▪ hilariously funny: "a riotous account of the making of the movie"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘troublesome’): from Old French, from riote (see riot).

   Derivatives

   • 1. riotously adverb
   • 2. riotousness noun

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