- bois´ter|ous|ness
- bois|ter|ous «BOYS tuhr uhs, -truhs», adjective.╂[Middle English boistrous, earlier boistous rough]–bois´ter|ous|ly, adverb.–bois´ter|ous|ness, noun.
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bois´ter|ous|ly — bois|ter|ous «BOYS tuhr uhs, truhs», adjective. 1. noisily cheerful: »The room was filled with boisterous laughter. SYNONYM(S): exuberant. 2. rough and stormy; violent: »a boisterous wind. SYNONYM(S): strong, turbulent. 3. ro … Useful english dictionary
bois|ter|ous — «BOYS tuhr uhs, truhs», adjective. 1. noisily cheerful: »The room was filled with boisterous laughter. SYNONYM(S): exuberant. 2. rough and stormy; violent: »a boisterous wind. SYNONYM(S): strong, turbulent. 3. ro … Useful english dictionary
bois — bois; bois·ter·ous; bois·ter·ous·ly; bois·ter·ous·ness; haut·bois; … English syllables
boisterousness — bois·ter·ous·ness … English syllables
boisterous — bois•ter•ous [[t]ˈbɔɪ stər əs, strəs[/t]] adj. 1) cvb rough and noisy: boisterous laughter[/ex] 2) (of waves, wind, etc.) turbulent and stormy 3) Obs. coarse and massive • Etymology: 1425–75; late ME boistrous, ME boistous crude bois′ter•ous•ly,… … From formal English to slang
Boisterousness — Bois ter*ous*ness, n. The state or quality of being boisterous; turbulence; disorder; tumultuousness. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
