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 [ˈraɪətəs]

adj

1. proceeding from or of the nature of riots or rioting

2. inciting to riot

3. characterized by wanton or lascivious revelry riotous living

4. characterized by boisterous or unrestrained merriment riotous laughter

riotously  adv

riotousness  n

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 They wasted their lives in riotous living.

2. unrestrained, wild, loud, noisy, boisterous, rollicking, uproarious, orgiastic, side-splitting, rambunctious (informal), saturnalian, roisterous Dinner was often a riotous affair.

3. unruly, violent, disorderly, rebellious, rowdy, anarchic, tumultuous, lawless, mutinous, ungovernable, uproarious, refractory, insubordinate, rampageous a riotous mob of hooligans
unruly quiet, calm, disciplined, gentle, peaceful, mild, restrained, orderly, civilized, lawful, obedient, well-behaved

Translations

riotous [ˈraɪətəs] ADJ

1. [person, mob] → amotinado; [assembly] → desordenado, alborotado

2. (= wild, exciting) [party, living] → desenfrenado, alborotado; (= very funny) [comedy] → divertidísimo
it was a riotous success → obtuvo un éxito ruidoso
we had a riotous time → nos divertimos una barbaridad

riotous [ˈraɪətəs] adj

[party, celebration] → tapageur/euse

[film] → tordant(e)

[living, lifestyle] → dissolu(e)

(= violent) → séditieux/euse

riotous

adj

person, crowd → randalierend; living, behaviour, child → wild

(inf: = wild, exuberant, boisterous) → wild; (= hilarious) → urkomisch (inf); we had a riotous time → es ging hoch her (inf); a riotous success → ein Riesen- or Bombenerfolg (inf) m; she burst into riotous laughter → sie brach in wildes Gelächter aus; a riotous welcome → ein überschwängliches Willkommen

riotous [ˈraɪətəs] adj (person, mob, party) → scatenato/a; (living) → sfrenato/a; (very funny) → che fa crepare dal ridere