Obstreperous
[əb'strep(ə)rəs] or [əb'strɛpərəs]
Definition
(adj.) boisterously and noisily aggressive; 'kept up an obstreperous clamor' .
(adj.) noisily and stubbornly defiant; 'obstreperous boys' .
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Definition
(a.) Attended by, or making, a loud and tumultuous noise; clamorous; noisy; vociferous.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Loud, noisy, clamorous, turbulent, tumultuous, vociferous, boisterous, uproarious, blatant, brawling, blustering.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Noisy, uproarious, clamorous, rattling
ANT:Subdued, quiet, noiseless, inobstreperous
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Definition
adj. making a loud noise: clamorous: noisy.—v.i. Obstrep′erāte (Sterne).—adv. Obstrep′erously.—n. Obstrep′erousness.
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Examples
- The third night they came again and were more obstreperous than ever. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- That done, we feel the agitation is deplorable and can be ignored unless it becomes so obstreperous that we have to put it in jail. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Your love-suit, said De Bracy, hath, I suppose, been disturbed, like mine, by this obstreperous summons. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
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