Life cannot be sanctioned by vengeful actions or riotous demonstrations.
Each car is pierced with dozens of light rods that blink in riotous colors.
It prompted riotous scenes in parliament and a media whirl.
The literature though made for an absolutely riotous read.
Inevitably, this disrespect and disdain of uninvolved persons and their properties will soon evolve into riotous mayhem.
He enjoyed telling off a district attorney as much as telling a riotous story in chambers.
You're free to bequeath it to a home for incorrigible cats or squander it on riotous living.
And she brought home riotous stories of her adventures.
Then,-one mischief at a time,-this riotous time-destroying crew disappear.
But once you get past the riotous red hair, his style is understated.
British Dictionary definitions for riotous
riotous
/ˈraɪətəs/
adjective
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
Derived Forms
riotously, adverb riotousness, noun
Word Origin and History for riotous
adj.
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.