riotous (redirected from riotousness)

ri·ot·ous  (rt-s)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or resembling a riot.

2. Participating in or inciting to riot or uproar.

3. Uproarious; boisterous: a riotous party.

4. Dissolute; wanton: riotous living.

5. Abundant or luxuriant: a riotous growth. See Synonyms at profuse.

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riot·ous·ly adv.

riot·ous·ness n.

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riotous

Adjective

1. unrestrained and excessive: riotous decadence

2. unruly or rebellious

3. characterized by unrestrained merriment: riotous celebration

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	riotous - produced or growing in extreme abundance; "their riotous blooming" lush, profuse, exuberant, luxuriant abundant - present in great quantity; "an abundant supply of water"
	2.	riotous - 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" disruptive, tumultuous, turbulent, troubled unquiet - characterized by unrest or disorder; "unquiet days of riots"; "following the assassination of Martin Luter King ours was an unquiet nation"; "spent an unquiet night tossing and turning"
	3.	riotous - unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women" debauched, degenerate, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, profligate, fast immoral - deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong

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riotous

adjective 1. reckless, wild, outrageous, lavish, rash, luxurious, extravagant, wanton, unrestrained, intemperate, heedless, immoderate

adjective 2. unrestrained, wild, loud, noisy, boisterous, rollicking, uproarious, orgiastic, side-splitting, rambunctious (informal) saturnalian, roisterous

adjective 3. unruly, violent, disorderly, rebellious, rowdy, anarchic, tumultuous, lawless, mutinous, ungovernable, uproarious, refractory, insubordinate, rampageous << OPPOSITE orderly

Translations

riotous [ˈraɪətəs] adj → alborotado; [party] → bullicioso (= uncontrolled); desenfrenado

riotous [ˈraɪətəs] adj → tapageur/euse; tordant(e)

riotous [ˈraɪətəs] riot adj (crowd) → randalierend;

(nights, party) → ausschweifend;

(welcome etc) → tumultartig

riotous [ˈraɪətəs] adj → tumultuoso/a; che fa crepare dal ridere