What is the Latin word for riotous?

The usual Latin words for “riotous” are dissolvō, sēditiōsus, turbulentus; also tumultuōsus, lū̆xuriōsus, pōtō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“riotous” in Latin

dissolvōto unloose, disunite, separate, dissolve, destroy; to pay, discharge (a debt etc.); to abolish, abrogate, annul sēditiōsusmutinous, seditious; quarrelsome, factious; troubled turbulentusstormy, turbulent; unruly, riotous tumultuōsusturbulent, restless lū̆xuriōsusrank, luxuriant, exuberant; luxurious, self-indulgent pōtōto drink

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

riotous

Disorderly, dissolutus. A riotous liver, homo vinolentus ac dissolutus; dissolutus; luxuriosus; potator (fond of drinking).

Seditious, seditiosus: turbulentus: tumultuosus.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for riotous?: The usual Latin words for “riotous” are dissolvō, sēditiōsus, turbulentus; also tumultuōsus, lū̆xuriōsus, pōtō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.