Riotous living
An extravagant, dissolute lifestyle, as in Two years of riotous living, and they’d squandered the entire inheritance. This term was first recorded in 1389.
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noun 1. a group of police officers having special training and equipment for quelling riots and other public disturbances.
- Rip
verb (used with object), ripped, ripping. 1. to cut or tear apart in a rough or vigorous manner: to rip open a seam; to rip up a sheet. 2. to cut or tear away in a rough or vigorous manner: to rip bark from a tree. 3. to saw (wood) in the direction of the […]
- R.I.P.
1. may he or she (or they) rest in peace. R.I.P. definition The abbreviation for “rest in peace,” often found on gravestones or in obituaries. From the Latin, requiescat in pace. R.I.P. 1. Latin requiescat in pace (may he or she rest in peace) 2. Latin requiescant in pace (may they rest in peace)
- Riparian
adjective 1. of, relating to, or situated or dwelling on the bank of a river or other body of water: riparian villas. noun 2. Law. a person who owns land on the bank of a natural watercourse or body of water. adjective 1. of, inhabiting, or situated on the bank of a river 2. denoting […]