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riotous

adjective
🔊/ˈraɪətəs/
🔊/ˈraɪətəs/
 [usually before noun]
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  1. (formal or law法律) noisy and/or violent, especially in a public place骚乱的；暴乱的
    • riotous behaviour暴乱行为
    • The organizers of the march were charged with assault and riotous assembly.游行组织者被控侵犯人身及暴乱集会。🔊🔊
    Topics Crime and punishmentc2
  2. noisy, exciting and fun 狂欢的；纵情欢闹的synonym uproarious
    • a riotous party狂欢聚会
    • riotous laughter放纵的笑声
    • The evening was quite riotous.晚上很乱。
    3. Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘troublesome’): from Old French, from riote ‘debate’, from rioter ‘to quarrel’, of unknown ultimate origin.