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Webster 1913 Edition


Boistous

Bois′tous

,
Adj.
Rough or rude; coarse; strong; violent; boisterous; noisy.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.
Bois′tous-ly
,
adv.
Bois′tous-ness
,
Noun.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.

Definition 2024


boistous

boistous

English

Adjective

boistous (comparative more boistous, superlative most boistous)

  1. (obsolete) coarse; strong; violent; boisterous; noisy
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