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boisterous

bois·ter·ous [ bóystərəss, bóysstrəss ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. noisy, energetic, and rowdy: full of noisy enthusiasm and energy, and often roughness or wildness

2. turbulent: wild, rough, or stormy

[13th century. Alteration of boistous, via Old French boistos "clumsy, rough" < Latin buxus "made from box-tree wood"]

bois·ter·ous·ly adverb
bois·ter·ous·ness noun
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