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a
: of the nature of a riot : turbulent
b
: participating in riot
riotously
adverb
riotousness
noun
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Examples of riotous in a Sentence
a riotous profusion of flowers
his riotous mugging always has everyone in hysterics
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The gallery is part of the fun, too, decked out in a riotous, tessellating wallpaper of musical homages and studded with golden geometric structures.
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Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 22 Oct. 2024
His yarn begins a few days before the holiday, when the local children stage Three Wise Women, a riotous and progressive rendition of a play about the Three Kings.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Oct. 2024
The search ends with a lynching on a country road, a procession to the heart of the Black business district and a riotous bonfire quelled when the governor calls the militia.
—arkansasonline.com, 5 Oct. 2024
By the time the trial gets underway, amateur arsonist Lee has reignited Gotham City's riotous Joker frenzy while Arthur appears to have completely fallen back down the rabbit hole of his own delusional self-righteousness.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
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Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 22 Oct. 2024
His yarn begins a few days before the holiday, when the local children stage Three Wise Women, a riotous and progressive rendition of a play about the Three Kings.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Oct. 2024
The search ends with a lynching on a country road, a procession to the heart of the Black business district and a riotous bonfire quelled when the governor calls the militia.
—arkansasonline.com, 5 Oct. 2024
By the time the trial gets underway, amateur arsonist Lee has reignited Gotham City's riotous Joker frenzy while Arthur appears to have completely fallen back down the rabbit hole of his own delusional self-righteousness.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Riotous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/riotous. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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riotous
adjective
ri·ot·ous
ˈrī-ə-təs 
1
: of the nature of a riot
riotous conduct
2
: participating in a riot
a riotous assemblage
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