Obstreperous Definition
ŏb-strĕpər-əs, əb-
adjective
Noisy, boisterous, or unruly, esp. in resisting or opposing.
Webster's New World
Stubbornly defiant; disobedient; resistant to authority or control, whether in a noisy manner or not.
Wiktionary
Attended by, or making, a loud and tumultuous noise; boisterous.
Wiktionary
Origin of Obstreperous
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From Latin obstreperus noisy from obstrepere to make a noise against ob- against ob– strepere to make a noise (of imitative origin)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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First attested circa 17th century, from Latin obstreperus "clamorous, noisy," from obstrepere, "to make a noise against, oppose noisily," from ob-, "against" + strepere, "to noise."
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