Riotous

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Of, relating to, or resembling a riot.
  • adj. Participating in or inciting to riot or uproar.
  • adj. Uproarious; boisterous: a riotous party.
  • adj. Dissolute; wanton: riotous living.
  • adj. Abundant or luxuriant: a riotous growth. See Synonyms at profuse.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. having the characteristics of a riot
  • adj. causing, inciting or taking part in a riot
  • adj. unrestrained and boisterous; degenerate or dissolute
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Involving, or engaging in, riot; wanton; unrestrained; luxurious.
  • adj. Partaking of the nature of an unlawful assembly or its acts; seditious.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Tumultuous; of the nature of an unlawful assembly; seditious; guilty of riot: as, a riotous mob; a riotous demagogue.
  • Indulging in riot or revelry; accompanied by or consisting in revelry or debauchery; wanton or licentious.
  • Boisterous; uproarious: as, riotous glee.
  • Synonyms See insurrection.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. produced or growing in extreme abundance
  • adj. characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
  • adj. unrestrained by convention or morality
  • Equivalent
    abundant    unquiet    immoral   
    Cross Reference
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    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    wanton    unrestrained    luxurious    seditious    merry    boisterous    lawless    ragmatical   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    boisterous    tumultuous    unruly    disorderly    mutinous    lawless    unseemly    licentious    unrestrained    uproarious