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adjective
1.
rough and noisy; noisily jolly or rowdy; clamorous; unrestrained: the sound of boisterous laughter.
2.
(of waves, weather, wind, etc.) rough and stormy.
3.
Obsolete. rough and massive.
Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English boistrous, variant of Middle English boistous crude, strong, fierce, gross; of obscure origin
1425–75; late Middle English boistrous, variant of Middle English boistous crude, strong, fierce, gross; of obscure origin
Related forms
bois·ter·ous·ly, adverb
bois·ter·ous·ness, noun
un·bois·ter·ous, adjective
un·bois·ter·ous·ly, adverb
un·bois·ter·ous·ness, noun
Synonyms
1. uproarious, obstreperous, roistering, loud, vociferous, impetuous. 1, 2. tempestuous, tumultuous, turbulent, violent, wild.
1. uproarious, obstreperous, roistering, loud, vociferous, impetuous. 1, 2. tempestuous, tumultuous, turbulent, violent, wild.
Antonyms
1, 2. calm, serene.
1, 2. calm, serene.
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Boisterous
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Example Sentences
- This boisterous book will have readers wincing and giggling by turns.
- The performance was rewarded with a boisterous ovation.
- His private dream is to act, but no one in his boisterous family has any idea.
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Word Origin & History
boisterous
late 15c., unexplained alteration of M.E. boistous (c.1300) "rough, coarse (as of food), clumsy, violent," of unknown origin, perhaps from Anglo-Fr. bustous "rough (road)," which is perhaps from O.Fr. boisteos "curved, lame; uneven, rough" (Mod.Fr. boiteux), itself of obscure origin. Another guess traces
EXPANDit via Celtic to L. bestia. Used of persons from 1560s.
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