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Definition of Boisterous
1. Adjective. Noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline. "An unruly class"
Similar to: Disorderly
Derivative terms: Boisterousness, Unruliness
2. Adjective. Full of rough and exuberant animal spirits. "Knockabout comedy"
3. Adjective. Violently agitated and turbulent. "Rough seas"
Similar to: Stormy
Derivative terms: Boisterousness, Fierceness, Roughness
Definition of Boisterous
1. a. Rough or rude; unbending; unyielding; strong; powerful.
Definition of Boisterous
1. Adjective. Full of energy; exuberant; noisy. ¹
2. Adjective. Characterized by violence and agitation; wild; stormy. ¹
3. Adjective. Having or resembling animal exuberance. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Boisterous
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Boisterous
Literary usage of Boisterous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Synonyms Discriminated: A Complete Catalogue of Synonymous Words in the by Charles John Smith (1871)
"boisterous. TURBULENT. TUMULTUOUS. These terms are applied to human behaviour,
with certain différences. The behaviour of an individual may be boisterous ..."
2. A History of California: The American Period by Robert Glass Cleland (1922)
"... THE boisterous MANY cities in the United States boast a more ancient lineage
than that of San Francisco; but none can look back to a more vigorous, ..."
3. The Dictionary of National Biography by Sidney Lee (1908)
"... county of Buckinghamshire, informs us that it was to him he was indebted for
a 'quiet haven' in which after his 'boisterous and tempestuous storms' he ..."
4. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"It should, however, be remembered that in any age the boisterous and lawless
elements are more conspicuous than the serious, conscientious student; ..."
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