- 1. a. Rough or rude; unbending; unyielding; strong; powerful. Source: opted
- 2. a. Exhibiting tumultuous violence and fury; acting with noisy turbulence; violent; rough; stormy. Source: opted
- 3. a. Noisy; rough; turbulent; as, boisterous mirth; boisterous behavior. Source: opted
- 4. a. Vehement; excessive. Source: opted
- 5. adj. noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline Source: wordnet
- 6. adj. full of rough and exuberant animal spirits Source: wordnet
- 7. adj. violently agitated and turbulent Source: wordnet
- 8. 1. Rough or rude; unbending; unyielding; strong; powerful. [Obs.] "Boisterous sword." "Boisterous hand." Shak. 2. Exhibiting tumultuous violence and fury; acting with noisy turbulence; violent; rough; stormy. The waters swell before a boisterous storm. Shak. The brute and boisterous force of violent men. Milton. 3. Noisy; rough; turbulent; as, boisterous mirth; boisterous behavior. I like not that loud, boisterous man. Addison. 4. Vehement; excessive. [R.] The heat becomes too powerful and boisterous for them. Woodward. Syn. -- Loud; roaring; violent; stormy; turbulent; furious; tumultuous; noisy; impetuous; vehement. Source: webster
- 9. j:100 s. noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline s. full of rough and exuberant animal spirits s. violently agitated and turbulent Source: ecdict
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