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 →

2) Full of fun, loud laughter and wild energy: «a riotous party». tree →

3) (of colour or plants) Very bright, rich or growing wildly. tree →

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 →
• The crowd became riotous after the match. tree →
• We had a riotous time at the sleepover. tree →
• The garden was riotous with colour in June. tree →
• Riotous behaviour on the bus is dangerous. tree →
• The story is a riotous adventure with pirates and pies. tree →

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;
• The woman Folly is riotous; she is thoughtless, and knoweth nothing.
• Wine is a mocker, strong drink is riotous; and whosoever reeleth thereby is not wise.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «riotous» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.