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boisterous(dictionary)

boisterous (iou)



boisterous adjective. LME.
[Alt. of BOISTOUS, through var. of -eous.]
Coarse in texture; rank; stiff, unyielding. LME-E18.
Of a thing: violent in action or properties. M16-L17.
Of a person or action: rough and turbulent in behaviour and speech; (now esp.) exuberant, noisily cheerful. M16.
b. Savage, truculent. L16-L18.
Rough in effect or operation. L16-E17.
Of wind, weather, etc.: rough, stormy, wild. L16.
Massive, bulky, cumbrous. L16-M17.
boisterously adverb LME.
boisterousness noun LME.