boisterous

(boi'stər-əs, -strəs)
adj.

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

[Middle English boistres, variant of boistous, rude, rough, perhaps from Old French boisteus, lame, limping, from boiste, knee joint.]

boisterously bois'ter·ous·ly adv.
boisterousness bois'ter·ous·ness n.

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adjective

Offensively loud and insistent: blatant, clamorous, obstreperous, strident, vociferous. Informal loudmouthed. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.

adj

Definition: noisy and mischievous
Antonyms: calm, quiet, restrained, silent

IN BRIEF: adv. - In a carefree manner.

The children played boisterously at recess.

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• Extroverted, Outgoing, Outspoken, or Dramatic

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - støjende, larmende, højrøstet

Nederlands (Dutch)
uitgelaten, rumoerig, luidruchtig

Français (French)
adj. - tumultueux, houleux, agité, furieux, violent, tapageur, bruyant, turbulent

Deutsch (German)
adj. - lärmend, rauh, stürmisch, ausgelassen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - φωνακλάδικος, θορυβώδης, άγριος, βίαιος

Italiano (Italian)
chiassoso

idioms:

• be boisterous    sfrenarsi

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - barulhento, turbulento

idioms:

• be boisterous    ser inquieto e barulhento

Русский (Russian)
буйный, бурный, шумный

idioms:

• be boisterous    буянить, шуметь

Español (Spanish)
adj. - ruidoso, bullicioso, estrepitoso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - bullrande, stormande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
猛烈的, 狂暴的, 喧闹的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 猛烈的, 狂暴的, 喧鬧的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 거친, 시끄러운, 흥청거리는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 荒れ狂う, 荒々しい, 騒がしい, 騒々しい

idioms:

• be boisterous    大荒れである

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) صاخب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮קולני, רועש, סוער‬

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