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boisterous

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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.

boisterous [ˈbɔɪstərəs -strəs]
adj
1. noisy and lively; unrestrained or unruly
2. (of the wind, sea, etc.) turbulent or stormy
[C13 boistuous, of unknown origin]
boisterously  adv
boisterousness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.boisterousboisterous - noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline; "a boisterous crowd"; "a social gathering that became rambunctious and out of hand"; "a robustious group of teenagers"; "beneath the rumbustious surface of his paintings is sympathy for the vulnerability of ordinary human beings"; "an unruly class"
disorderly - undisciplined and unruly; "disorderly youths"; "disorderly conduct"
2.boisterous - full of rough and exuberant animal spirits; "boisterous practical jokes"; "knockabout comedy"
spirited - displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness
3.boisterous - violently agitated and turbulent; "boisterous winds and waves"; "the fierce thunders roar me their music"- Ezra Pound; "rough weather"; "rough seas"
stormy - (especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion; "a stormy day"; "wide and stormy seas"

boisterous
adjective
2. stormy, rough, raging, turbulent, tumultuous, tempestuous, blustery, gusty, squally The boisterous wind had been making the sea increasingly choppy.
stormy quiet, calm, peaceful
Translations
boisterous [ˈbɔɪstərəs] ADJ
1. (= unrestrained) [person] → bullicioso, escandaloso; [crowd] → bullicioso, alborotado; [meeting] → bullicioso, tumultuoso
2. (= in high spirits) [child, game] → bullicioso, alborotado; [party] → bullicioso, muy animado
3. (= rough) [sea, waves] → embravecido; [wind] → tempestuoso

boisterous [ˈbɔɪstərəs] adj (= noisy) → bruyant(e), tapageur/euse (= unruly) → turbulent(e)

boisterous
adj
(= exuberant, noisy) personausgelassen; game, party, dance alsowild
(= rough) windtosend; sea alsoaufgewühlt

boisterous [ˈbɔɪstrəs] adj (meeting) → turbolento/a; (person) → chiassoso/a; (party) → animato/a
boisterous [ˈbɔɪstrəs] adj (meeting) → turbolento/a; (person) → chiassoso/a; (party) → animato/a

boisterous
adj boisterous [ˈboistəres]
wild and noisy a boisterous child. bombasties عاصِفٌ، شَديد буен divoký, hlučný støjende ungestüm ζωηρός και θορυβώδης alborotador pöörane پر سر و صدا؛ خروشان riehakas turbulent רוֹעֵש וְעָלִיז ऊधमी žestok féktelen ribut, ramai fyrirgangssamur, hávaðasamur turbolento 荒々しく騒々しい 시끄러운 triukšmingas, veržlus trokšņains; trakulīgs buas dan bising onstuimig bråkete, støyende hałaśliwy, niesforny barulhento gălăgios, neastâmpărat шумливый samopašný razposajen plahovit bullersam, stojig เอะอะ yaygaracı, şamatacı 吵鬧的,活潑的 нестямний, шумливий شوروغل کرنے والا ، تیز تند huyên náo


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The critical reader may possibly notice a tone of almost boisterous gayety in certain parts of these imaginary Confessions.
"I am sent off," said he, "without seamen to man my boat, in boisterous weather, and on the most dangerous part of the northwest coast.
A chorus of boisterous laughter came from the other rocks, and Dorothy saw hundreds of the armless Hammer-Heads upon the hillside, one behind every rock.
 
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