riotous

riotous
adj
1. obstreperous, unruly, disorderly, out of order, out of hand, out of control, uncontrollable, ungovernable, unmanageable; wild, rowdy, brawly; turbulent, tumultuous; chaotic, anarchic, lawless, pandemoniac.
2. rebellious, insurgent, insurrectionary, revolutionary, rebel, seditious, factious; mutinous, insubordinate.
3. dissolute, dissipated, debauched, wanton, libertine, licentious, abandoned, rampant; fast, loose, fast-living, free-living; orgiastic, corybantic, saturnalian.
4. boisterous, uproarious, rampageous, rambunctious, roisterous, rollicking, Inf. rip-roaring, rough-and-tumble, Inf. harum-scarum, Brit. Inf. mafficking.
5.Informal. hilarious, too funny for words, screaming, Inf. rich, Inf. priceless, Inf. sidesplitting.

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  • riotous — late 14c., from O.Fr. riotous, from riote (see RIOT (Cf. riot)). Related: Riotously; riotousness …   Etymology dictionary

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  • riotous — ► ADJECTIVE 1) marked by or involving public disorder. 2) involving wild and uncontrolled behaviour. 3) having a vivid, varied appearance. DERIVATIVES riotously adverb riotousness noun …   English terms dictionary

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  • riotous — riotously, adv. riotousness, n. /ruy euh teuhs/, adj. 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;… …   Universalium

  • riotous — ri|ot|ous [ˈraıətəs] adj [usually before noun] formal 1.) noisy, exciting, and enjoyable in an uncontrolled way = ↑wild ▪ a riotous party 2.) noisy or violent, especially in a public place ▪ Their riotous behaviour led to their arrest.… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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