obstreperous

Needless repetition of an idea, esp. in words other than those of the immediate context, without imparting additional force or clearness, as in widow woman.

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obstreperous (əbˈstrɛpərəs)

—*adj*
	noisy or rough, esp in resisting restraint or control

[C16: from Latin, from obstrepere, from ob- against + strepere to roar]

ob'streperously

—*adv*

ob'streperousness

—n

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obstreperous

1600, from L. obstreperus "clamorous," from obstrepere "drown with noise, oppose noisily," from ob "against" + strepere "make a noise," from PIE *strep-, said to be imitative.

Example sentences

Not because you are trying to be churlish or obstreperous about it, but because

you are not allowed.

Refraining from abusive or obstreperous conduct is a corollary of the

advocate's right to speak on behalf of litigants.

Murphy has let a few, disturbers into conventions, but promptly ejected them

when they became obstreperous.

Here, however, the testimony was that appellant was constantly obstreperous

throughout his contact with police.

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Matching Quote

"A lunatic may be "soothed,"... for a time, but in the end, he is very apt to become obstreperous. His cunning, too, is proverbial, and great.... When a madman appears thoroughly sane, indeed, it is high time to put him in a straight jacket."

-Edgar Allan Poe