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ob⋅strep⋅er⋅ous
[uh
b-strep-er-uh
s]
–adjective
| 1. | resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner; unruly. |
| 2. | noisy, clamorous, or boisterous: obstreperous children. |
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Obstreperous
Ob*strep"er*ous\, a. [L. obstreperus, from obstrepere to make a noise at; ob (see Ob-) + strepere to make a noise.] Attended by, or making, a loud and tumultuous noise; clamorous; noisy; vociferous. "The obstreperous city." --Wordsworth. "Obstreperous approbation." --Addison. Beating the air with their obstreperous beaks. --B. Jonson. -- Ob*strep"er*ous*ly, adv. -- Ob*strep"er*ous*ness, 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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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