Definitions for riotous
ˈraɪ ə təsri·otous

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. exuberant, lush, luxuriant, profuse, riotousadjective

   produced or growing in extreme abundance

   "their riotous blooming"

2. disruptive, riotous, troubled, tumultuous, turbulentadjective

   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"

3. debauched, degenerate, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, profligate, riotous, fastadjective

   unrestrained by convention or morality

   "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. riotousadjective

   having the characteristics of a riot

2. riotousadjective

   causing, inciting or taking part in a riot

3. riotousadjective

   unrestrained and boisterous; degenerate or dissolute

4. Etymology: From riot + -ous.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Riotousadjective

   Etymology: riotteux, Fr. from riot.

   1. Luxurious; wanton; licentiously festive.

   What needs me tell their feast and goodly guise,
   In which was nothing riotous nor vain. Fairy Queen.

   When all our offices have been opprest
   With riotous feeders,
   I have retir’d me to a wasteful cock,
   And set mine eyes at flow. William Shakespeare, Timon of Athens.

   John came neither eating nor drinking, that is far from the diet of Jerusalem and other riotous places, but fared coarsely. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours.

   With them no riotous pomp nor Asian train,
   T’ infect a navy with their gaudy fears;
   But war severely like itself appears. Dryden.

   2. Seditious; turbulent.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. riotous

   Riotous is an adjective that describes behavior or activities characterized by wild and uncontrolled action, often associated with violence, disorder or disturbance. It can also be used to describe something that is very vivid, abundant, or extravagantly joyful or festive.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Riotousadjective

   involving, or engaging in, riot; wanton; unrestrained; luxurious

2. Riotousadjective

   partaking of the nature of an unlawful assembly or its acts; seditious

3. Etymology: [OF. rioteux.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of riotous in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of riotous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=riotous
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Riotous
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=riotous
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/riotous