boisterous

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

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

[edit] Adjective

boisterous (comparative more boisterous, superlative most boisterous)

Positive
boisterous

Comparative
more boisterous

Superlative
most boisterous
  1. Full of energy; exuberant; noisy.
  2. Characterized by violence and agitation; wild; stormy.
  3. Having or resembling animal exuberance.

[edit] Translations

Full of energy; noisy
Characterized by violence and agitation; wild; stormy
Having or resembling animal exuberance
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