Most children are naturally obstreperous.
SYNONYM(S): clamorous, vociferous.It means reaching directly a pretty obstreperous sector of youth, some of them before they get into serious trouble (New York Times).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
ob|strep´er|ous|ly — ob|strep|er|ous «uhb STREHP uhr uhs», adjective. 1. loud or noisy; boisterous: »Most children are naturally obstreperous. SYNONYM(S): clamorous, vociferous. 2. unruly; disorderly: »It means reaching directly a pretty obstreperous sector of youth … Useful english dictionary
ob|strep´er|ous|ness — ob|strep|er|ous «uhb STREHP uhr uhs», adjective. 1. loud or noisy; boisterous: »Most children are naturally obstreperous. SYNONYM(S): clamorous, vociferous. 2. unruly; disorderly: »It means reaching directly a pretty obstreperous sector of youth … Useful english dictionary
ob·strep·er·ous — … Useful english dictionary
strep — an·ti·strep·tol·y·sin; ob·strep·er·ate; ob·strep·er·ous; ob·strep·er·ous·ly; ob·strep·er·ous·ness; strep·era; strep·i·tous; strep·sic·e·ros; strep·si·ne·ma; strep·sip·tera; strep·sip·ter·al; strep·sip·ter·on; strep·si·tene; strep·ta·mine;… … English syllables
strep|i|tous — «STREHP uh tuhs», adjective. noisy: »a strepitous movement in a symphony. ╂[< Latin strepitus, ūs noise, clatter (< strepere make a noise) + English ous] … Useful english dictionary
obstreperous — ob·strep·er·ous … English syllables
obstreperously — ob·strep·er·ous·ly … English syllables
er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… … English syllables
ob — ob; OB; ob·am·bu·late; ob·ben·ite; ob·clavate; ob·clude; ob·compressed; ob·conic; ob·cordate; ob·cuneate; ob·deltoid; ob·diplostemonous; ob·duce; ob·du·ra·cy; ob·e·lis·cal; ob·e·lis·coid; ob·e·lism; ob·e·lize; ob·e·lus; ob·fusc; ob·fus·ca·ble;… … English syllables
Obstreperous — Ob*strep er*ous, a. [L. obstreperus, from obstrepere to make a noise at; ob (see {Ob }) + strepere to make a noise.] 1. Attended by, or making, a loud and tumultuous noise; clamorous; noisy; vociferous. The obstreperous city. Wordsworth.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
