stər verb (used without object)
1.
to act in a swaggering, boisterous, or uproarious manner.
2.
to revel noisily or without restraint.
Origin:
1545–55; v. use of roister (noun) < Middle French ru(i)stre ruffian, boor, variant of ru(i)ste rustic
1545–55; v. use of roister (noun) < Middle French ru(i)stre ruffian, boor, variant of ru(i)ste rustic
Related forms
roist·er·er, noun
roist·er·ous, adjective
roist·er·ous·ly, adverb
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roister (ˈrɔɪstə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to engage in noisy merrymaking; revel |
| 2. | to brag, bluster, or swagger |
| [C16: from Old French rustre lout, from ruste uncouth, from Latin rusticus rural; see | |
| 'roisterer | |
| —n | |
| 'roisterous | |
| —adj | |
| 'roisterously | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
roister
1582, from an obsolete noun roister "noisy bully" (1551), from M.Fr. ruistre "ruffian," from O.Fr. ruste "rough country fellow," from L. rusticus (see rustic).
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