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boisterous
[ boi-ster-uhs, -struhs ]
adjective
- rough and noisy; noisily jolly or rowdy; clamorous; unrestrained:
the sound of boisterous laughter.
Synonyms: wild, violent, turbulent, tumultuous, tempestuous, impetuous, vociferous, loud, obstreperous, uproarious
- (of waves, weather, wind, etc.) rough and stormy.
Synonyms: wild, violent, turbulent, tumultuous, tempestuous
- Obsolete. rough and massive.
boisterous
/ -strəs; ˈbɔɪstərəs /
adjective
- noisy and lively; unrestrained or unruly
- (of the wind, sea, etc) turbulent or stormy
Derived Forms
- ˈboisterousness, noun
- ˈboisterously, adverb
Other Words From
- boister·ous·ly adverb
- boister·ous·ness noun
- un·boister·ous adjective
- un·boister·ous·ly adverb
- un·boister·ous·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of boisterous1
Word History and Origins
Origin of boisterous1
Example Sentences
THX technology was amazing then, producing big, boisterous sound, and it’s still amazing now that it’s been shrunk down into smaller, personal speaker systems.
When I walked up the stairs after practice, I had no idea that the space we’d filled with boisterous pop covers and protest tunes would sit quiet for more than a year.
Backstage footage from that lark shows three beautiful, boisterous young men, practically kids, who have no clue how their careers are going to unfurl.
Wines’s boisterous spirits make the character even more impressive.
The vibe is relaxed and pragmatic — part commentator, part coach — a striking contrast to the boisterous crypto bros who dominate the space with their “never sell” and “to the moon” evangelism.
This is not the boisterous version of Pacino, the one we saw as Tony Montana in Scarface or as Frank Slade in Scent of a Woman.
The ire Friedberg and Seltzer have drawn from crowds is both boisterous and vehement–Airplane!
Those who were part of the original Area scene remember a boisterous party.
Prescriptivist grammarians will have a boisterous time reading Taipei.
The Australian filmmaker Luhrmann, best known for the boisterous Bohemian musical Moulin Rouge!
The air is oppressive with tobacco smoke; the boisterous talk of the men playing cards near by annoys me.
Two boats, abundantly furnished with torches and provided with boisterous music, preceded these two fiery masses.
After dinner, in spite of the fact that the weather remained boisterous, he again went on deck.
The sky became overclouded, and the gentle breeze which had blown in the morning strengthened into a strong, boisterous wind.
We are in the midst of a dark boisterous sea; over us, a dense, grey, cold sky.
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