boisterous
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6.4
- adjective
- /ˈbɔɪstərəs/
:
agitado
- Very boisterous.
- boisterous sea
Examples
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Nothing obvious or boisterous about Duke.
Blog text (7) -
Doctor, I told you another woman was aboard, but I hardly expected you to meet her... under such boisterous circumstances.
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Marge packed up the dogs and was home again before midnight, despite the boisterous rain.
Fiction book (1991) -
And so kitchens are tempestuous, boisterous environments.
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The boisterous waves crashed against the rocks, creating a turbulent scene at the beach.
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During the storm, the boisterous winds made it difficult to walk outside safely.
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The boisterous surf at the coast kept the surfers excited and challenged throughout the day.
Synonyms
543
3.0
Hard and severe, causing problems or danger
220
3.0
Showing great power, anger or passion
34
6.6
Full of confusion and disorder among people, politics, or events
33
5.3
Like violent weather with dark clouds and high waves
33
1.0
Strong winds and heavy rain that make travel difficult
22
5.1
Very violent and dangerous, like a storm or strong wind
11
3.4
A wind that blows in sudden strong bursts
7
4.4
Windy weather with strong gusts that make noise
7
8.4
Full of strong, stormy feelings, often with loud arguments
2
7.9
Noisy violent behavior in public that is out of control
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6.0
Strong wind that blows in sudden loud gusts
1
7.6
A liquid moving fast and making rough waves
Very strong, noisy wind that blows in sudden bursts
Water that is cloudy and moving roughly
Antonyms
How Turbulent
Surface Forms
Morphology
boisterous = boister + ous
Although '-ous' signals an adjectival form, the root 'boister' is not a familiar modern English word, so learners cannot transparently infer the sense 'turbulent/rough' from the components.
Etymology
Boisterous comes from an old word that meant 'rough' or 'noisy', first used for storms and heavy seas before it was used for people. That's why boisterous can describe violent wind or rough water that is turbulent and hard to control.