Riotousness

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Riotous \Ri"ot*ous\, a. [OF. rioteux.]
     1. Involving, or engaging in, riot; wanton; unrestrained;
        luxurious.
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              The younger son . . . took his journey into a far


              country, and there wasted his substance with riotous
              living.                               --Luke xv. 13.
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     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.
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