Antonyms for riotous
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : rahy-uh-tuh s |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈraɪ ə təs |
Definition of riotous
Origin :- mid-14c., "troublesome, wanton, extravagant," from Old French riotos "argumentative, quarrelsome," from riote (see riot (n.)). Meaning "tumultuous, turbulent" is mid-15c. Related: Riotously; riotousness.
- adj chaotic, wild
- The cross was among them the punishment for riotous slaves or their instigators.
- Extract from : « Freeland » by Theodor Hertzka
- You can't have wasted very much in riotous living on this sand-heap.
- Extract from : « Kent Knowles: Quahaug » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- Blackberry shrub, to their minds, was the medium of riotous dissipation.
- Extract from : « The Dominant Strain » by Anna Chapin Ray
- Hemming plunged into an orgie of riotous living when you refused him.
- Extract from : « The Golden Woman » by Ridgwell Cullum
- Query, Is this not encouraging the Inhabitants in their licentious and riotous disposition?
- Extract from : « The Siege of Boston » by Allen French
- Perhaps no falser idea was created than that Boston was riotous.
- Extract from : « The Siege of Boston » by Allen French
- Never was such a scene of riotous noise and tumultuous mirth.
- Extract from : « Jack Hinton » by Charles James Lever
- In Dublin Castle; bad luck to it for a riotous, disorderly place.
- Extract from : « Jack Hinton » by Charles James Lever
- His most riotous ballads are ballads of death and the grave.
- Extract from : « Views and Reviews » by William Ernest Henley
- Will the young men who are to be the leaders, spend their hours in riotous living?
- Extract from : « Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence » by Various
Synonyms for riotous
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