Lexicographical Neighbors of Roisterously
Literary usage of Roisterously
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sons and Lovers by David Herbert Lawrence (1922)
"... them along the roads roisterously. And if he found himself listening, the
stupidity pleased him very much. Yet to Annie he said: "Such rot! there isn'ta ..."
2. Waraga, Or, The Charms of the Nile by William Furniss (1850)
"The big flaring lateen sail flaps roisterously out in the wind, and we are off
amid the shouts of the market-women, the congratulations of friends ashore, ..."
3. The Voice of Jerusalem by Israel Zangwill (1921)
"... the bride and bridesmaids (the bridegroom is, by Polish custom, conspicuous
by his concealment) sit in white array, the musicians play roisterously, ..."
4. The Religion of Old Glory by William Norman Guthrie (1919)
"One was flying kites, the other was off on a hunt, the other watching her babies
in the tub, another was still roisterously consuming refreshments. ..."
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