Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: riotous
IPA transcription: [ɹ'aɪətəs]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: exuberant, lush, luxuriant, profuse, riotous
    Meaning: produced or growing in extreme abundance; "their riotous blooming"
  • Synonyms: disruptive, riotous, troubled, tumultuous, turbulent
    Meaning: 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"
Usage examples
  • He had been a riotous, roystering puppy, mad with the joy of life, when she was already a tottering, hobbling dame; now he was just a blind, breathing carcase, nothing more, and she still worked with frail energy, still swept and baked and washed, fetched and carried.
  • A good half of the station crowd was already staring at them, torn between horrified pity and riotous mirth, and as Phyllis, with her svelte jaw dropping, approached, the pair bent over and emitted a college cheer in loud, far-carrying voices, thoughtfully adding the name "Phyllis" to the end.
  • The graver Covenanters, while they applauded the fervour of their riotous brethren, were apprehensive that proceedings so irregular might give scandal, and learned, with especial concern, that here and there an Achan had disgraced the good cause by stooping to plunder the Canaanites whom he ought only to have smitten.