boisterous

Pronunciation: /ˈbɔɪstəɹəs/

The English word “boisterous” has 3 meanings listed here.

adjective

Full of energy; exuberant; noisy.
Characterized by violence and agitation; wild; stormy.
Having or resembling animalic exuberance.

Etymology

From Middle English boistres, an alteration of Middle English boistous (“crude, unrefined”), of uncertain origin. Likely from Anglo-Norman boystous, bustous (“rough, in a crude state, disabled, paralysed, unable to walk, lame”), Old French boitous (“limping; having a rough, uneven surface”).

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