Antonyms for riotous


Grammar : Adj
Spell : rahy-uh-tuh s
Phonetic Transcription : ˈraɪ ə təs


Definition of riotous

Origin :
  • 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.
  • adj chaotic, wild
Example sentences :
  • The cross was among them the punishment for riotous slaves or their instigators.
  • Extract from : « Freeland » by Theodor Hertzka
  • You can't have wasted very much in riotous living on this sand-heap.
  • Extract from : « Kent Knowles: Quahaug » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Blackberry shrub, to their minds, was the medium of riotous dissipation.
  • Extract from : « The Dominant Strain » by Anna Chapin Ray
  • Hemming plunged into an orgie of riotous living when you refused him.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Woman » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • Query, Is this not encouraging the Inhabitants in their licentious and riotous disposition?
  • Extract from : « The Siege of Boston » by Allen French
  • Perhaps no falser idea was created than that Boston was riotous.
  • Extract from : « The Siege of Boston » by Allen French
  • Never was such a scene of riotous noise and tumultuous mirth.
  • Extract from : « Jack Hinton » by Charles James Lever
  • In Dublin Castle; bad luck to it for a riotous, disorderly place.
  • Extract from : « Jack Hinton » by Charles James Lever
  • His most riotous ballads are ballads of death and the grave.
  • Extract from : « Views and Reviews » by William Ernest Henley
  • Will the young men who are to be the leaders, spend their hours in riotous living?
  • Extract from : « Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence » by Various

Synonyms for riotous

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