riotously

English

Etymology

From riotous +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɹaɪ.ət.əs.li/

Adverb

riotously (comparative more riotously, superlative most riotously)

  1. In a riotous manner.
    • 1966, James Workman, The Mad Emperor, Melbourne, Sydney: Scripts, page 138:
      The overpowering sense of somebody beyond reach who lived in a world riotously happening only in his own mind.
  2. In a manner that causes or involves uncontrollable laughter.
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