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Boisterousness

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bois·ter·ous  (boistr-s, -strs)
adj.
1. Rough and stormy; violent.
2. Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline. See Synonyms at vociferous.
[Middle English boistres, variant of boistous, rude, rough, perhaps from Old French boisteus, lame, limping, from boiste, knee joint.]
boister·ous·ly adv.
boister·ous·ness n.
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Noun1.boisterousness - a turbulent and stormy state of the sea
storminess - the state of being stormy; "he dreaded the storminess of the North Atlantic in winter"
2.boisterousness - the property of being noisy and lively and unrestrained
noisiness, racketiness - the auditory effect characterized by loud and constant noise


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