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   Bois·ter·ous

   /ˈboist(ə)rəs/

   

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person, event, or behavior) noisy, energetic, and cheerful; rowdy: "the boisterous conviviality associated with taverns of that period" Similar livelyactiveanimatedexuberantspiritedbouncyfriskyexcitedoverexcitedin high spiritshigh-spiritedebullientvibrantrowdyunrulywilduproariousunrestrainedundisciplineduninhibiteduncontrolledabandonedroughrompingrollickingdisorderlyknockaboutriotousrip-roaringrumbustiousroisteringtumultuousnoisyloudclamorousclangorousOpposite quietrestrained
   • ▪ (of wind, weather, or water) wild or stormy: "the boisterous wind was lulled" Similar blusterygustinggustybreezywindystormywildsquallyroughchoppyturbulenttempestuoushowlingroaringragingfuriousinformal:blowyOpposite calmquiet

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘rough, stiff’): variant of earlier boistuous ‘rustic, coarse, boisterous’, of unknown origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. boisterously adverb
   • 2. boisterousness noun

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   What is another word for boisterous?

   • 1. Loud or noisy and lively or unrestrained: a boisterous street market. See Synonyms at vociferous. 2. Rough and stormy; violent: boisterous winds; a boisterous voyage. [Middle English boistres, variant of boistous, rude, rough, perhaps from Old French boisteus, lame, limping, from boiste, knee joint .] bois′ter·ous·ness n.

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   • Define boisterousness. boisterousness synonyms, boisterousness pronunciation, boisterousness translation, English dictionary definition of boisterousness. adj. 1. Loud or noisy and lively or unrestrained: a boisterous street market. See Synonyms at vociferous. 2. Rough and stormy; violent: boisterous winds; a...

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   • Someone who is boisterous is noisy, lively, and full of energy . ...a boisterous but good-natured crowd. Most of the children were noisy and boisterous. Her friends laughed boisterously, too. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1. 2. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1.

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