Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Loud or noisy and lively or unrestrained: synonym: vociferous.
- adjective Rough and stormy; violent.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Rough; coarse; stout; stiff.
- Rough and massive; bulky; cumbrous; clumsy.
- Rough in operation or action; violent; vehement.
- Rough and stormy: applied to the weather, the waves, etc.
- Exposed to the turbulence of the elements: as, a boisterous headland; a boisterous passage.
- Fierce; savage; truculent; full of violence: as, boisterous war.
- Turbulent; rough and noisy; clamorous: applied to persons or their actions: as, a boisterous man; boisterous merriment; a boisterous game.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective obsolete Rough or rude; unbending; unyielding; strong; powerful.
- adjective Exhibiting tumultuous violence and fury; acting with noisy turbulence; violent; rough; stormy.
- adjective Noisy; rough; turbulent.
- adjective rare Vehement; excessive.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Full of
energy ;exuberant ;noisy . - adjective Characterized by
violence andagitation ;wild ;stormy . - adjective Having or resembling
animal exuberance .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective full of rough and exuberant animal spirits
- adjective noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
- adjective violently agitated and turbulent
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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'A brawler, 'or, as Delitzsch renders it,' boisterous '-- look into a liquor-store if you want to verify that, or listen to a drunken party coming back from an excursion and making night hideous with their bellowings, or go to any police court on a Monday morning.
Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Kings Chapters VIII to End and Chronicles, Ezra, and Nehemiah. Esther, Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes Alexander Maclaren 1868
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But Purim is most obviously characterized by a boisterous feast se'udah during which participants dress in costumes and drink to excess.
Purim 2011: What You Need To Know The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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"Sharpton was a pretty big draw," says Washington schools chancellor Michelle Rhee, recalling the boisterous crowd at Cardozo.
Archive 2009-05-01 Jim Horn 2009
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"Sharpton was a pretty big draw," says Washington schools chancellor Michelle Rhee, recalling the boisterous crowd at Cardozo.
The Nation Exposes Obama's Cynical Education Gambit Jim Horn 2009
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She is what you would call a boisterous child, overflowing with ebullition of spirits, _joie de vivre_, bonhomie, and all those attributes which cause people possessing them to make a noise.
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As there was only us three in the room, and as none of us seemed to have anything to say, it wa'n't what you might call a boisterous assemblage.
Odd Numbers Being Further Chronicles of Shorty McCabe Sewell Ford 1907
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I was always told that what might be called boisterous weather signalled my arrival.
A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell Wilfred Thomason Grenfell 1902
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But Purim is most obviously characterized by a boisterous feast se'udah during which participants dress in costumes and drink to excess.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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The Times reporter referred to a "boisterous" Giants crowd this morning so I figure that's a good sign.
NYDN Rss 2012
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Thankfully, studentsresponded to this editorial, disputing its characterization of the Women's Center as histrionic and taking issue with the weasel words that seem to absolve the DKE brothers of culpability ( 'boisterous''provocateurs').
Leah Anthony Libresco: Yale Daily News Wrong to Condemn Outrage in Response to Sexism Leah Anthony Libresco 2010
curligirli0 commented on the word boisterous
Bett's big and boisterous bunyuns bugged the bajeebers out of Bill.
January 11, 2007
frogapplause commented on the word boisterous
In what way does this word sound edible? (See mollusque's list Not Edible.)
March 15, 2011
bilby commented on the word boisterous
oysters
Also not edible in my opinion.
March 15, 2011
frogapplause commented on the word boisterous
Gotcha. It's clear to me now. Thanks.
March 16, 2011
Louises commented on the word boisterous
See love comments
March 26, 2012