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- DictionaryBois·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"
adjective. rough and noisy; noisily jolly or rowdy; clamorous; unrestrained: the sound of boisterous laughter. Synonyms: wild, violent, turbulent, tumultuous, tempestuous, impetuous, vociferous, loud, obstreperous, uproarious. Antonyms: serene, calm. (of waves, weather, wind, etc.) rough and stormy.
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·ly adv. bois′ter·ous·ness n.
Definitions of boisterous. adjective. full of rough and exuberant animal spirits. “ boisterous practical jokes” synonyms: knockabout. spirited. displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness. adjective. noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline. “a boisterous crowd” synonyms: rambunctious, robustious, rumbustious, unruly. disorderly.
Definition of boisterous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
2 days ago · 2 meanings: 1. noisy and lively; unrestrained or unruly 2. (of the wind, sea, etc) turbulent or stormy.... Click for more definitions.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English bois‧ter‧ous /ˈbɔɪstərəs/ adjective someone, especially a child, who is boisterous makes a lot of noise and has a lot of energy a class of boisterous five-year-olds Examples from the Corpus boisterous • Dan's a nice boy, but rather boisterous.
Definitions of 'boisterous' Someone who is boisterous is noisy, lively, and full of energy. [...] Synonyms of 'boisterous' • unruly, wild, disorderly, loud [...] • stormy, rough, raging, turbulent [...] More. Collocations with the word 'boisterous' boisterous crowd. Examples of 'boisterous' in a sentence.
