Boistous

Quick meaning: Boistous is an adjective meaning (obsolete, Early Modern) Coarse, rude; noisy, violent; strong.

Meaning

(obsolete, Early Modern) Coarse, rude; noisy, violent; strong.

Example Sentences

And whan he was comen to the gate of the palais he mette firste with a boistous churle that rigorousli axed hĩ what he sought there?

The tune wherof semes yet full straunge, so boystous is the blast: / but quiet calmes settes forth still windes, when stormes be gon and past.

Pawes he had grete and longe / Fyre of out of his mouthe spronge / His tayle was grete and no thynge small / And his body boystous withall / His blaste myght no man tell

And therewithall shee thought / The same to bee a shape ryght meete uppon them to bee brought: / And so shee from theyr myghty limbes theyr native figure tooke, / And turnd them into boystous Bulles with grim and cruell looke.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include rugged, boorish, brockish, barbarous, blockish, brute.

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