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   obstreperous

   /əbˈstrɛp(ə)rəs/

   adjective

   • 1. noisy and difficult to control: "the boy is cocky and obstreperous"

   Word Origin late 16th century (in the sense ‘clamorous, vociferous’): from Latin obstreperus (from obstrepere, from ob- ‘against’ + strepere ‘make a noise’) + -ous.

   Derivatives

   • 1. obstreperously adverb
   • 2. obstreperousness noun

   Scrabble Points: 16

   • O

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   • B

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   • S

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   • T

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   • R

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   • E

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   • P

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   • E

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   • R

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   • O

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   • U

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   • S

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