Meaning of boisterous in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈbɔɪst(ə)rəs/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    boisterous

    Definitions

    1. noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline

    Examples

    • « a boisterous crowd »
    • « a social gathering that became rambunctious and out of hand »
    • « a robustious group of teenagers »
    • « beneath the rumbustious surface of his paintings is sympathy for the vulnerability of or »

    Synonyms

  2. 2. full of rough and exuberant animal spirits

    Examples

    • « boisterous practical jokes »
    • « knockabout comedy »

    Synonyms

  3. 3. violently agitated and turbulent

    Examples

    • « boisterous winds and waves »
    • « the fierce thunders roar me their music- Ezra Pound »
    • « rough weather »
    • « rough seas »

    Synonyms

Famous quotes

  • « Not only did I come out as a reality star that was very boisterous and vivacious and outspoken and all those things. I flipped that into money and respect. And a lot of people can't do that. »
    NeNe Leakes
  • « We had high and boisterous winds last night and this morning: the Indians continue to purchase repairs with grain of different kinds. »
    Meriwether Lewis
  • « Swearing is industry language. For as long as we're alive it's not going to change. You've got to be boisterous to get results. »
    Gordon Ramsay

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