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riotry

riotry noun: the act or practice of rioting.

Noun

riotry (uncountable)

  1. (dated) The act or practice of rioting.
    • June 15, 1780, Horace Walpole, letter to the Rev. Mr. Cole
      I hope your electioneering riotry has not, nor will mix in these tumults.

Origin of riotry

From riot + -ry.

Questions about riotry

What does riotry mean?
Riotry means the act or practice of rioting.
What part of speech is riotry?
Riotry is a noun.

Words near riotry in the dictionary

  1. riotous
  2. riotously
  3. riotousness
  4. riotousnesses
  5. riotproof
  6. riotry
  7. riots
  8. rip
  9. rip a page out of someone's book
  10. rip a page out of someone's playbook
  11. rip along

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