boisterous
18
4.7
- adjective
- /ˈbɔɪstərəs/
:
bullicioso
- He was big and boisterous and funny.
- loud and boisterous
- boisterous and aggressive
Like, I just wasn't, I wasn't used to being around a bunch of boisterous, assertive kids.
- Like, I just wasn't, I wasn't used to being around a bunch of boisterous, assertive kids.
- And this man has the, like, most explosive, boisterous laugh.
- I love him, but he's just feral and he's boisterous.
- In that sense, I think he is like a typical boisterous boy who needs to run around.
- He is as loud and boisterous and scary in real life, but underneath it, he's just a soft man.
- You shouldn't be so boisterous, you know, with the president.
- It's just being expressed in a, you could say a less violent, a less boisterous way, but it's still, you know, misdirected anger towards other people.
- It's just I was louder and more boisterous and that boisterous, boisterous.
- His his phrase boisterous passions that this system was causing.
Examples
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"I know the children are boisterous," he said, "but they didn't mean any harm.
Fiction book (1990) -
At Christmas dinner, everyone got a little teary, but afterwards they played the boisterous games.
Fiction book (1996) -
Yeah, it's just a bit of boisterous fun, Ma.
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Married now five years, three rather boisterous girls to prove it.
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In that sense, I think he is like a typical boisterous boy who needs to run around.
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Yes, very verbal, very boisterous, always said what was on her mind.
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As you walk down the hall, loud, boisterous sounds emanate from a room.
Academic text (1991) -
They'll make a fine, boisterous couple when they're married.
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They're just boisterous children.
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The annual festival got off to a boisterous start today with lots of celebrations.
Synonyms
111
1.3
Having a lot of energy and enthusiasm
81
4.1
Full of energy and activity that makes people feel excited
41
4.3
Difficult to control and messy or noisy
18
5.9
Very happy and full of energy
16
2.0
Full of energy and cheerful movement
15
7.6
Very fast and energetic in a wild, uncontrolled way
13
7.5
Very noisy and full of energy that is hard to control
5
8.2
Very lively and full of energy
2
6.0
Lively and full of fun, making people laugh
1
9.9
Being noisy and energetic without control
Loud and lively in a rough, out of control way
Loud and lively in a wild way
Antonyms
How Noisy
Surface Forms
Morphology
boisterous = boister + ous
The adjective is formed with the productive suffix '-ous', but the base 'boister' is obsolete/non-productive and not recognizable to learners, so the meaning cannot be reliably derived from its parts.
Etymology
Boisterous comes from an old word that meant 'rough' or 'noisy', first used for wild weather and later for lively people. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine someone full of energy like water 'boiling' over, so boisterous means loud, energetic, and full of excitement.