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< Boise

boîte >

bois·ter·ous

(boi

s, -str

s) KEY

ADJECTIVE:

Rough and stormy; violent.
Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline. See Synonyms at vociferous.

ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English boistres, variant of boistous, rude, rough, perhaps from Old French boisteus, lame, limping, from boiste, knee joint

OTHER FORMS:
boister·ous·ly(Adverb), boister·ous·ness(Noun)

Thesaurus: synonyms for boisterous

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