Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

riotous

/ˈɹaɪətəs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.51 in modern English

Syllables: ri-otous
IPA: /ˈɹaɪətəs/

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having the characteristics of a riot.

adj

Causing, inciting or taking part in a riot.

adj

Unrestrained and boisterous; degenerate or dissolute.

Example Sentences

"The prison administrators are always planting seeds of hate, division, separatism, and prison peer group racism in the various ethnic groups here, causing friction and riotous situations where one group is set against another."
"Open carriages tend to be draughty and inadequately heated. The passenger in them has no escape from the annoyance of squalling babies, boisterous drunks, and riotous teddy-boys, who may be at the far end of the coach but whose din cannot be shut out."

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English riotous, from Anglo-Norman riotous; equivalent to riot + -ous.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: riotous
Suffix: riot

Derived Forms

riotously riotousness unriotous

Phrases

riotous living

Synonyms

ragmatical exuberant lush luxuriant profuse debauched degenerate degraded dissipated dissolute libertine profligate

Questions

How do you pronounce riotous?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹaɪətəs/.
What does riotous mean?: Having the characteristics of a riot.
Where does riotous come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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