Definitions

obstreperous

[uhb-strep-er-uhs] / əbˈstrɛp ər əs /

ADJECTIVE

noisy; unruly

Synonyms

WEAK

blusterous boisterous booming clamorous disorderly loud noisy out of hand piercing raising Cain raising the roof rambunctious riotous rowdy screaming strepitous tumultuous unmanageable unruly uproarious vociferous wild

Example Sentences

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Vulgar misnomer of OBSTREPEROUS: as, I was going my rounds, and found this here gemman very obstropulous, whereof I comprehended him as an auspicious parson.

From 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Grose, Francis

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