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