Boisterous

Quick meaning: Boisterous is an adjective meaning Full of energy; exuberant; noisy.

Meaning

Full of energy; exuberant; noisy.

More Meanings

1. Characterized by violence and agitation; wild; stormy.
2. Having or resembling animal exuberance.

Example Sentences

ſtaggering like a quiuering Aſpen leafe, Fearing the force of Boreas boiſtrous blaſts.

Open carriages tend to be draughty and inadequately heated. The passenger in them has no escape from the annoyance of squalling babies, boisterous drunks, and riotous teddy-boys, who may be at the far end of the coach but whose din cannot be shut out.

A new and elegant dress had been provided by Lady Anne for the second day, but it was of less costly material, and, by the same rule, considerably slighter; so that Fanchette suggested the idea of substituting a slip to make it equally warm, as the weather had set in cold and boisterous.

Word Forms

• boistrous

Synonyms for boisterous

Depending on context, synonyms include rollicking, fierce, spirited, rough, disorderly, unruly.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include rumbustious, rambunctious, fierce, spirited, unruly, disorderly.

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