riotous

Modifying Another Word

• so: In the 19th century it became so riotous it had to be banned for fifty years.
• very: These festivities became very riotous as people began to abandon themselves and became drunken and out of order.
• fairly: All right, I didn't steal or kill anyone, but I had a fairly riotous time.
• sometimes: Very informal - sometimes riotous - pub quiz every Thursday night from about nine.

Modifies a noun

• mob: Their planned public meeting was broken up by a large riotous mob.
• applause: They exited the stage to a peel of riotous applause from one man sitting in the third row.
• assemblage: All the defendants except Henry Haycock were found guilty of riotous assemblage and given prison sentences of between 14 days and 4 months.
• comedy: The answers are to be found in Edward's Theater Company's production of Dario Fo's riotous comedy.
• assembly: The Proctors were forced to give evidence at the ensuing trial of nine people for inciting riotous assembly.
• living: Judas rejected the Lord Give me of riotous living.

Used with adjective complement

become: In the 19th century it became so riotous it had to be banned for fifty years.