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riotous
adjective ri·ot·ous \ˈrī-ə-təs\
of a group of people : behaving in a violent and uncontrolled way
: very exciting, fun, or full of energy
: existing or occurring in large amounts
Full Definition of RIOTOUS
1
a : of the nature of a riot : turbulent b : participating in riot
2
— ri·ot·ous·ly adverb
— ri·ot·ous·ness noun
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First Known Use of RIOTOUS
15th century
Related to RIOTOUS
- Synonyms
- antic, chucklesome, comedic, comic, comical, droll, farcical, hilarious, humoristic, humorous, hysterical (also hysteric), killing, laughable, ludicrous, ridiculous, funny, risible, screaming, sidesplitting, uproarious
- Antonyms
- humorless, lame, unamusing, uncomic, unfunny, unhumorous, unhysterical
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