obstreperous

  • 51ob|strep´er|ous|ness — ob|strep|er|ous «uhb STREHP uhr uhs», adjective. 1. loud or noisy; boisterous: »Most children are naturally obstreperous. SYNONYM(S): clamorous, vociferous. 2. unruly; disorderly: »It means reaching directly a pretty obstreperous sector of youth …

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  • 52ob|strep´er|ous|ly — ob|strep|er|ous «uhb STREHP uhr uhs», adjective. 1. loud or noisy; boisterous: »Most children are naturally obstreperous. SYNONYM(S): clamorous, vociferous. 2. unruly; disorderly: »It means reaching directly a pretty obstreperous sector of youth …

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  • 53ob|strep|er|ous — «uhb STREHP uhr uhs», adjective. 1. loud or noisy; boisterous: »Most children are naturally obstreperous. SYNONYM(S): clamorous, vociferous. 2. unruly; disorderly: »It means reaching directly a pretty obstreperous sector of youth, some of them… …

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  • 54bolshy — olshy adj. obstreperous. [British slang.] Syn: stroppy. [WordNet 1.5] …

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  • 55Loud — (loud), a. [Compar. {Louder} (loud [ e]r); superl. {Loudest}.] [OE. loud, lud, AS. hl[=u]d; akin to OS. hl[=u]d, D. luid, OHG. l[=u]t, G. laut, L. clutus, in inclutus, inclitus, celebrated, renowned, cluere to be called, Gr. klyto s heard, loud,… …

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  • 56Louder — Loud Loud (loud), a. [Compar. {Louder} (loud [ e]r); superl. {Loudest}.] [OE. loud, lud, AS. hl[=u]d; akin to OS. hl[=u]d, D. luid, OHG. l[=u]t, G. laut, L. clutus, in inclutus, inclitus, celebrated, renowned, cluere to be called, Gr. klyto s… …

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  • 57Loudest — Loud Loud (loud), a. [Compar. {Louder} (loud [ e]r); superl. {Loudest}.] [OE. loud, lud, AS. hl[=u]d; akin to OS. hl[=u]d, D. luid, OHG. l[=u]t, G. laut, L. clutus, in inclutus, inclitus, celebrated, renowned, cluere to be called, Gr. klyto s… …

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  • 58Perstreperous — Per*strep er*ous, a. [L. perstrepere to make a great noise.] Noisy; obstreperous. [Obs.] Ford. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 59Streperous — Strep er*ous, a. [LL. streperus, fr. L. strepere. See {Strepent}, and cf. {Obstreperous}.] Loud; boisterous. [R.] Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 60brassy — adjective (brassier; est) Date: 1576 1. a. shamelessly bold < a brassy reporter > b. obstreperous 2. resembling brass especially in color 3. resembling the sound of a brass instrument • brassil …

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