boisterous
Collocations
5ADJ.
riotous
VERB + BOISTEROUS
gets, slept, squalling
BOISTEROUS + NOUN
children, drunks, eagerness, nephews, sport
PREP.
in, on, up, with
ADV.
anymore
Definitions
adj
Full of energy; exuberant; noisy.
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.
Characterized by violence and agitation; wild; stormy.
ſtaggering like a quiuering Aſpen leafe, Fearing the force of Boreas boiſtrous blaſts.
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.
Having or resembling animal exuberance.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
- rambunctious
- robustious
- rumbustious
- unruly
adjective — full of rough and exuberant animal spirits
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6Open 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
Wiktionaryſtaggering like a quiuering Aſpen leafe, Fearing the force of Boreas boiſtrous blaſts.
WiktionaryA 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 sub
WiktionaryShe refused to put up with her boisterous nephews anymore.
Tatoeba · #310653Tom gets very boisterous watching sport on TV.
Tatoeba · #4597271The day broke, and Daphnis leaped from his bed with delight, and drove his goats to pasture with boisterous eagerness.
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