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Webster 1913 Edition


Perstreperous

Per-strep′er-ous

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Adj.
[L.
perstrepere
to make a great noise.]
Noisy; obstreperous.
[Obs.]
Ford.

Definition 2024


perstreperous

perstreperous

English

Adjective

perstreperous (comparative more perstreperous, superlative most perstreperous)

  1. (obsolete) noisy; obstreperous
    • 1970, John Ford, The Lover's Melancholy, II.i, ,
      Grilla: You are too perstreperous, sauce-box.