boisterous
pronunciation
How to pronounce boisterous in British English:
UK [ˈbɔɪstərəs]
How to pronounce boisterous in American English:
US [ˈbɔɪstərəs, -strəs]
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- Adjective:
- noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
- full of rough and exuberant animal spirits
- violently agitated and turbulent
Word Origin
- boisterous (adj.)
- late 15c., unexplained alteration of Middle English boistous (c. 1300) "rough, coarse (as of food), clumsy, violent," which is of unknown origin, perhaps from Anglo-French bustous "rough (road)," which is perhaps from Old French boisteos "curved, lame; uneven, rough" (Modern French boiteux), itself of obscure origin. Another guess traces it via Celtic to Latin bestia. Used of persons from 1560s. Related: Boisterously; boisterousness.
Synonym
Example
- 1. But I also did big rallies with boisterous crowds , where I had to speak loudly to be heard .
- 2. In its heyday it was a boisterous place .
- 3. Then she has to put up with their rather boisterous behaviour six times over .
- 4. Gradually , christmas celebrations began to adopt the joyful , often boisterous , holiday traditions of pagan cultures .
- 5. Some say doctors are too quick to offer chemical solutions for youngsters who might once have been called boisterous or high-spirited .