revelrous
revelrous adjective: characterized by or engaged in boisterous merry-making.
Adjective
revelrous (comparative more revelrous, superlative most revelrous)
- Characterized by or engaged in boisterous merry-making.
- She was thus quietly occupied in her own apartment, and the festivities of the party that were assembled above, were loud and revelrous.1823, Henry Fitzroy, Henry Fitzroy, the Young Midshipman, Chalmers & Collins (Glasgow), p. 74
- An hour and a half of now-revelrous, now-subdued celebration hummed along with admirable energy.1984, Jim Moorhead, "‘Superstar’ Company Acquits Itself Well," St. Petersburg Independent, 7 Feb., p. 6B (retrieved 21 Sep. 2009)
- Synonyms:
- carousing, celebratory, festive
Examples of revelrous in a sentence
- [M]y husband and I suffered in a Holiday Inn that was the scene of a revelrous post-wedding party.1996 November 3, Fran Schumer, “Cyclists' Holiday”, in New York Times, retrieved 21 Sep 2009:
- I was, if you will, the contingent phenomenon, a potential lurking in the unholy fug of a revelrous night spun out of control.2006, M. G. Vassanji, When She Was Queen, →ISBN, page 1:
Synonyms of revelrous
Forms of revelrous
| comparative | more revelrous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most revelrous |
Origin of revelrous
From revelry + -ous.
Questions about revelrous
- What does revelrous mean?
- Revelrous means characterized by or engaged in boisterous merry-making.
- How do you use revelrous in a sentence?
- [M]y husband and I suffered in a Holiday Inn that was the scene of a revelrous post-wedding party.
- What part of speech is revelrous?
- Revelrous is an adjective.
Words near revelrous in the dictionary
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