roisterous

adjective

rois·​ter·​ous

variants or roysterous

-t(ə)rəs

: roistering

take the play … and rush it through to a roisterous conclusion

—Brooks Atkinson

roisterously adverb

or roysterously

Word History

Etymology

roister + -ous

First Known Use

1575, in the meaning defined above

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Rhymes for roisterous

• boisterous