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Webster 1913 Edition


Boisterous

Bois′ter-ous

,
Adj.
[OE.
boistous
; of uncertain origin; cf. W.
bwyst
wild, savage, wildness, ferocity,
bwystus
ferocious.]
1.
Rough or rude; unbending; unyielding; strong; powerful.
[Obs.]
Boisterous sword.” “Boisterous hand.”
Shak.
2.
Exhibiting tumultuous violence and fury; acting with noisy turbulence; violent; rough; stormy.
The waters swell before a
boisterous
storm.
Shakespeare
The brute and
boisterous
force of violent men.
Milton.
3.
Noisy; rough; turbulent;
as,
boisterous
mirth;
boisterous
behavior
.
I like not that loud,
boisterous
man.
Addison.
4.
Vehement; excessive.
[R.]
The heat becomes too powerful and
boisterous
for them.
Woodward.
Syn. – Loud; roaring; violent; stormy; turbulent; furious; tumultuous; noisy; impetuous; vehement.

Webster 1828 Edition


Boisterous

BOIS'TEROUS

,
Adj.
1.
Loud; roaring; violent; stormy; as a boisterous wind.
2.
Turbulent; furious; tumultuous; noisy; as a boisterous man.
3.
Large; unwieldy; huge; clumsily violent; as a boisterous club.
4.
Violent; as a boisterous heat.

Definition 2024


boisterous

boisterous

English

Adjective

boisterous (comparative more boisterous, superlative most boisterous)

  1. Full of energy; exuberant; noisy.
  2. Characterized by violence and agitation; wild; stormy.
  3. Having or resembling animal exuberance.

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