Boisterous Definition

boistər-əs, -strəs
adjective
Rough and stormy; turbulent.
Webster's New World
Noisy and unruly; rowdy.
Webster's New World
Noisy and lively; loud and exuberant.
Webster's New World
Rough, coarse, or bulky.
Webster's New World

Having or resembling animal exuberance.

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Origin of Boisterous

  • Middle English boistres variant of boistous rude, rough perhaps from Old French boisteus lame, limping from boiste knee joint

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • from Middle English boistous, from Anglo-Norman bustous (“rough”), perhaps from Old French boitous (“noisy”)

    From Wiktionary

Boisterous Sentence Examples

  • The boisterous student disrupted his class everyday.

  • The front door was in continual motion with guests coming and going, amid laughter and boisterous conversation.

  • The child was very boisterous at home, but was on his best behavior at school.

  • By 1913, the post office was closed and the town had dwindled to two dozen remaining souls, and before long, it was left to indigenous wildlife and the spirits of a boisterous past.

  • The boisterous woman waved her hands in large motions as she spoke.

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