roisterous
- adjective
- /ˈrɔɪstərəs/
- Archaic
:
ruidoso
- The party was filled with roisterous laughter and music that could be heard down the street.
Examples
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I was a bit roisterous once or twice.
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During the celebration, the children were particularly roisterous, laughing and playing games loudly.
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At the festival, the crowd became roisterous as the band started playing their favorite songs.
Synonyms
31
7.1
Making a loud, rough, and unpleasant sound that hurts your ears
13
7.5
Very noisy and full of energy that is hard to control
3
9.9
Very noisy and hard to control, like a loud crowd
2
6.0
Lively and full of fun, making people laugh
2
7.9
Noisy violent behavior in public that is out of control
1
7.3
Very noisy and full of lively activity
1
9.9
Noisy and disorderly like a busy crowd at a festival
1
4.8
Full of lively activity and excitement that attracts people
1
6.5
Very noisy and full of loud joyful sounds like cheering
Loud and lively in a rough, out of control way
Very loud and rough, like an old bus or a noisy crowd
Very noisy and rowdy like a loud parade
Antonyms
How Rowdy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Roisterous comes from the old verb roister, which meant 'to make a noisy party' or to be loud and merry. A helpful way to remember it is to think of people 'roaring' with laughter, so a roisterous crowd is loud, lively, and rowdy.