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riotous

  ('ət-əs) pronunciation
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.
riotously ri'ot·ous·ly adv.
riotousness ri'ot·ous·ness n.
 
 
Thesaurus: riotous

adjective

  1. Upsetting civil order or peace: rowdy. Law disorderly. See peace/conflict.
  2. Given to or marked by unrestrained abundance: extravagant, exuberant, lavish, lush1, luxuriant, opulent, prodigal, profuse, superabundant. See big/small/amount, excess/insufficiency/enough.

 
Antonyms: riotous

adj

Definition: boisterous
Antonyms: quiet, restrained

adj

Definition: unruly
Antonyms: calm, law-abiding, peaceable


 
WordNet: riotous
Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The adjective has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: produced or growing in extreme abundance
  Synonyms: exuberant, lush, luxuriant, profuse

Meaning #2: characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
  Synonyms: disruptive, troubled, tumultuous, turbulent

Meaning #3: unrestrained by convention or morality
  Synonyms: debauched, degenerate, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, profligate, fast


 
Translations: Translations for: Riotous

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - oprørsk, løssluppen

Nederlands (Dutch)
oproerig, wild

Français (French)
adj. - (Jur) séditieux, exubérant, délirant, hilarant, débridé

Deutsch (German)
adj. - wild, randalierend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ταραχώδης, οχλαγωγικός, υπεράφθονος, οργιαστικός

Italiano (Italian)
sedizioso, irrequieto

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - turbulento, libertino

Русский (Russian)
беспорядочный, буйный, роскошный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - sedicioso, alborotado, amotinado, desenfrenado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - upprorisk, tygellös, upploppsartad

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
暴乱的, 聚众闹事的, 放纵的, 放荡的, 狂欢的, 狂闹的, 奔放的, 不受约束的

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 暴亂的, 聚眾鬧事的, 放縱的, 放蕩的, 狂歡的, 狂鬧的, 奔放的, 不受約束的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 폭동의, 시끄러운, 풍부한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 暴動を起こす, 騒乱の, 騒がしい, 奔放な, 騒々しい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) وافر, شغبي, مشاغب, مستهتر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮פרוע, רעשני, הולל‬


 
 

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