RIOTOUS


Meaning of RIOTOUS in English

ˈrīəd.əs, -ətəs adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from riote, riot debauchery, riot + -ous — more at riot

1.

a. : practicing or marked by license or excess : profligate , wanton

b. : abundant , exuberant , profuse

a riotous display of color

riotous slapstick

2. : of the nature of a riot : marked by public uproar and disturbance : participating in riot : turbulent , seditious

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.