riotously
/ˈɹaɪ.ət.əs.li/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.71 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
In a degenerate or dissolute manner.
adv
In a manner that causes or involves uncontrollable laughter.
Example Sentences
- "The overpowering sense of somebody beyond reach who lived in a world riotously happening only in his own mind."
- "But inside the aquarium, riotously colored saltwater fish, schools of silvery piranhas, and even one seemingly communicative manta ray allow visitors to dream of worlds beyond a war that has made the land where the oceanic sanctuary sits a battle zone."
- "Greatly mystified, the curate turned to examine another picture, the cryptic title of which was, "The superintendent and the soubrette - our reporter puts a pornographic parson's pot on." In this the superintendent, distinguished by a clerical coat and a Methodistical brand of whisker, was delineated in the act of riotously drinking from a bottle labelled "champagne," having evidently accommodated the soubrette - a lady in extremely abbreviated skirts - with his only glass."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈɹaɪ.ət.əs.li/
Inflected Forms
more riotously (comparative)
most riotously (superlative)