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obstreperous

[uhb-strep-er-uhs] / əbˈstrɛp ər əs /


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This is more than a reissue; it is a reclamation and a delightfully obstreperous collection of material.

From Salon Dec. 9, 2025

The backlash in the obstreperous legislature prompted his resignation a day later.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 6, 2025

The judge also sanctioned the defendants' lawyers for making "preposterous" legal arguments and fueling their clients' "obstreperous" conduct.

From Reuters Sep. 26, 2023

Servants dance attendance on this obstreperous youngster, whose haughtiness is no doubt inflamed by her cold, aristocratic mother and distracted military captain father.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 28, 2023

By chance she had chosen the three most obstreperous pupils in the school to be her thieves and robbers.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare




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