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riotous adjective [ ˈrʌɪətəs ]

• marked by or involving public disorder.
• "a riotous crowd"
Similar: unruly, rowdy, disorderly, disruptive, out of control, rioting, uncontrollable, ungovernable, unmanageable, unbiddable, insubordinate, undisciplined, turbulent, uproarious, tumultuous, violent, wild, ugly, brawling, lawless, anarchic,
Opposite: law-abiding, peaceable, calm,
Origin: Middle English (in the sense ‘troublesome’): from Old French, from riote (see riot).


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