obstreperousness
ər adjective
1.
resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner; unruly.
2.
noisy, clamorous, or boisterous: obstreperous children.
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| —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 | |
| 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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Word Origin & History
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.
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