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# riotous

«riotous» in Mova's school dictionary: **Noisy, wild and out of control, like a riot** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (riotous; more riotous, most riotous)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Noisy, wild and out of control, like a riot. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/riotous/#m1)

2) Full of fun, loud laughter and wild energy: «a riotous party». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/riotous/#m2)

3) (of colour or plants) Very bright, rich or growing wildly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/riotous/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In news and history it describes violent crowds. In stories and everyday life it often means wild fun: a riotous birthday party or a riotous comedy. In nature writing, a garden can be «a riot of colour». Phrases: «riotous laughter», «riotous behaviour», «a riotous time».

### examples

- The clown show ended in riotous laughter. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/riotous/#x1)
- The crowd became riotous after the match. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/riotous/#x2)
- We had a riotous time at the sleepover. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/riotous/#x3)
- The garden was riotous with colour in June. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/riotous/#x4)
- Riotous behaviour on the bus is dangerous. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/riotous/#x5)
- The story is a riotous adventure with pirates and pies. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/riotous/#x6)

### note

From «riot». Adverb: «riotously». In UK law, «riotous assembly» was an old crime. Context tells you if it is good fun or real danger.

### In the corpora

- [She is riotous and rebellious, her feet abide not in her house;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.187/)
- [The woman Folly is riotous; she is thoughtless, and knoweth nothing.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.252/)
- [Wine is a mocker, strong drink is riotous; and whosoever reeleth thereby is not wise.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.559/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «riotous» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/riotous/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.