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   boisterous

   /ˈbɔɪst(ə)rəs/

   adjective

   • 1. noisy, energetic, and cheerful: "a group of boisterous lads" Similar livelyactiveanimatedexuberantspiritedbouncyfriskyexcitedoverexcitedin high spiritshigh-spiritedebullientvibrantrowdyunrulywilduproariousunrestrainedundisciplineduninhibiteduncontrolledabandonedroughrompingrollickingdisorderlyknockaboutriotousrip-roaringrumbustiousroisteringtumultuousnoisyloudclamorousclangorousOpposite quietrestrained
   • ▪ (of weather or water) wild or stormy: "the boisterous wind was lulled" Similar blusterygustinggustybreezywindystormywildsquallyroughchoppyturbulenttempestuoushowlingroaringragingfuriousinformal:blowyOpposite calmquiet

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘rough, stiff’): variant of earlier boistuous ‘rustic, coarse, boisterous’, of unknown origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. boisterously adverb
   • 2. boisterousness noun

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