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adjective

Boisterous adj.

Rough or rude; unbending; unyielding; strong; powerful. (Obs.) "Boisterous sword." "Boisterous hand."

Exhibiting tumultuous violence and fury; acting with noisy turbulence; violent; rough; stormy. "The waters swell before a boisterous storm." "The brute and boisterous force of violent men."

Noisy; rough; turbulent; as, boisterous mirth; boisterous behavior. "I like not that loud, boisterous man."

Vehement; excessive. (R.) "The heat becomes too powerful and boisterous for them."

Synonyms: Loud; roaring; violent; stormy; turbulent; furious; tumultuous; noisy; impetuous; vehement.

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Etymology of 'Boisterous'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Boisterous" Quotes from Famous Books

... in batches, and soon make Olevano uninhabitable to men of the Potter and Browne type. They keep the taverns open all night, sing boisterous choruses, kiss each other in the street "as if they were in their bedrooms," organise picnics in the woods, sketch old women sitting in old doorways, start a Verschoenerungsverein and indulge in a number of other antics which, from the local point of ...

— Alone • Norman Douglas

... wore on Captain Charlot grew boisterous and more confidential. He came at length to speak of the last capture ...

— The Trampling of the Lilies • Rafael Sabatini

... runabout can be made to hold four, on a pinch, and there is still standing-room for several other adaptable persons. The rest of the party walked, and the little house around the corner was soon the scene of a boisterous reunion. ...

— Betty Wales Senior • Margaret Warde

... by no means the conventional mermaid. She is free, full of grace, charmingly poised. The bifurcated tail is original and gives sculptural distinction as well as greater human appeal. The figure is instinct with a spirit of play but is not boisterous. Arthur Putnam is a Californian who has greatly influenced the development ...

— The Sculpture and Mural Decorations of the Exposition • Stella G. S. Perry

... eleven o'clock Benton Sharp, with two other men, entered the Gold Front Restaurant and seated themselves at a table. Sharp had been drinking, and was loud and boisterous, as he always was when under the influence of liquor. Five minutes after the party was seated a tall, well-dressed, elderly gentleman entered the restaurant. Few present recognized the Honourable Luke ...

— Roads of Destiny • O. Henry

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