boisterous

adjective bois·ter·ous \ ˈbȯi-st(ə-)rəs \

|Updated on: 13 Jul 2018

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Definition of boisterous

1 obsolete

a : coarse

b : durable, strong

c : massive

2 a : noisily turbulent : rowdy

b : marked by or expressive of exuberance and high spirits

3 : stormy, tumultuous

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boisterously

adverb

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boisterousness

noun

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Examples of boisterous in a Sentence

The crowd was young and boisterous, the cheeseburgers were juicy and perfectly charred, and the place was always packed. —Jonathan Black, Saveur, October 2007
Things had apparently gotten a little too boisterous during the Northern Ohio Girls Soccer League games. And it wasn't the kids. Fed up with noisy, know-it-all parents, the league banned cheering and jeering from the sidelines for one game, which they dubbed Silent Sunday. —Kate Rounds, Ms., December 1999/January 2000
Suzanne Massie, boisterous and voluble as we drove through her adopted neighborhood in St. Petersburg, hurtled to a sudden stop. She was laughing uproariously to see the spot, where five years earlier, her rented car had fallen apart … —Christopher Lydon, Atlantic, February 1993
A large and boisterous crowd attended the concert.
the fans at the baseball game became particularly boisterous after the home run

Recent Examples of boisterous from the Web

The whole squad saluted the boisterous Peruvian fans after the match, spending several moments near their sections in the stands.

— tales azzoni, chicagotribune.com, "Peru leaves World Cup on high note, knocks out Australia with 2-0 win," 26 June 2018
Getty Images On Friday, President Donald Trump gave an informal press conference to a boisterous crowd and one of his flippant remarks about a woman reporter, Weijia Jiang, was caught on camera.

— marina liao, Marie Claire, "Trump Called a Woman Reporter "So Obnoxious" for Literally Doing Her Job," 15 June 2018
Then again, maybe Eisen — who was born in Boston and is a diehard Red Sox fan — is just more boisterous than others.

— andrew joseph, STAT, "He takes on Eric Lander, and the scientific establishment. ‘This is who I am. I get angry.’," 16 May 2018
Grand Rapids Covenant Christian was in full rally mode Thursday afternoon and clearly had the momentum and its boisterous fans on its side.

— mick mccabe, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Edison keeps its composure in Class C state semifinal win," 22 Mar. 2018
Don’t: Pull a My Fair Lady There’s a memorable scene in My Fair Lady when Eliza Doolittle shocks the well-to-do crowd at Ascot with her, erm, boisterous cheering.

— elise taylor, Vogue, "An Etiquette Guide to Royal Ascot, Queen Elizabeth’s Favorite Event," 18 June 2018
As 161 graduates marched into the school’s gym wearing black caps and gowns, they were met with boisterous cheers, applause and whistles from the audience.

— alison kuznitz, courant.com, "Fighting For Dreams, Hartford Public High School Grads Step Into The Unknown," 15 June 2018
Peruvians were highly visible in Moscow on the day of the World Cup opener and are likely to provide a boisterous presence in Saransk, a relatively quiet city of about 300,000.

— brett martel, chicagotribune.com, "In-form Peru, Denmark set to clash in key Group C match," 15 June 2018
The Daft Punk aesthetic might be more fashionable with their cool and sophisticated tone, but I’ve always been drawn to the boisterous, super fun and almost zany approach of Basement Jaxx.

— kat bein, Billboard, "A-Trak Interviews Sammy Bananas About New Album, Climate Change & Sick Mustaches: Exclusive," 14 June 2018

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Origin and Etymology of boisterous

Middle English boistous crude, clumsy, from Anglo-French

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First Known Use: 14th century

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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boisterous Synonyms

Phrases

wild and woolly;

Synonym Discussion of boisterous

vociferous, clamorous, blatant, strident, boisterous, obstreperous mean so loud or insistent as to compel attention. vociferous implies a vehement shouting or calling out.