'Riotously' definitions:

Definition of 'riotously'

(from WordNet)
adverb
In a tumultuous and riotous manner; "the crowd was demonstrating tumultuously" [syn: tumultuously, riotously]
adverb
In an exuberant manner; "the exuberantly baroque decoration of the church" [syn: exuberantly, riotously]

Definition of 'Riotously'

From: GCIDE
  • Riotous \Ri"ot*ous\, a. [OF. rioteux.]
  • 1. Involving, or engaging in, riot; wanton; unrestrained; luxurious. [1913 Webster]
  • The younger son . . . took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living. --Luke xv. 13. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Partaking of the nature of an unlawful assembly or its acts; seditious. [1913 Webster] -- {Ri"ot*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Ri"ot*ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]

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