riotous
3
7.5
- adjective
- /ˈraɪətəs/
:
desenfrenado
- The crowd erupted in riotous laughter at the comedian's outrageous jokes.
Examples
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The festival was filled with riotous celebrations, as people danced and sang without any care for the rules.
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Scylla certainly hadn't wasted her resources in riotous living.
Fiction book (1994) -
Time for some riotous living, for no one has any idea what's going to happen tomorrow.
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What a riotous indulgence that would be.
Fiction book (2000) -
What better way to pass some time than in riotous living in one of the satanic clubs that Paris was famous for even then?
Fiction book (1991) -
Women at London's Millbank prison gained the reputation for being riotous because of their traditional gaol-wrecking spree on the eve of their transportation to Australia.
Academic text (1993) -
In France, Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) became a day of excess and riotous behavior before Ash Wednesday ushered in Lent, a 40-day period of austerity for Catholics.
Academic text (1999) -
After a few riotous drinks, they forgot all their worries and enjoyed the night to the fullest.
Synonyms
355
4.2
Very uncontrolled in behavior and lacking control
57
5.8
Causing trouble that interrupts normal activity
41
4.3
Difficult to control and messy or noisy
34
4.4
Behaving badly and not following rules
3
8.8
A person who lives in a wild way and ignores rules about right and wrong
Acting in a violent, rough way that breaks the law
Very violent and likely to destroy things
Loud and lively in a wild way
Antonyms
10
4.2
Acting in a controlled, orderly way and following rules because of training or self-control
How Unrestrained
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Riotous comes from riot, which also meant wild 'excess' or behavior beyond normal rules. So riotous can describe a life or actions that are wild and without social restraint.