Meaning boisterous
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boisterous


late 15c., unexplained alteration of Middle English boistous (c. 1300) "rough, coarse (as of food), clumsy, violent," which is of unknown origin, perhaps from Anglo-French bustous "roug [..]
Source: etymonline.com

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boisterous


adj. Unchecked merriment or animal spirits.
Source: easypacelearning.com

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boisterous


(adj) noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline(adj) full of rough and exuberant animal spirits(adj) violently agitated and turbulent
Source: beedictionary.com

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boisterous


Full of energy; exuberant; noisy. Characterized by violence and agitation; wild; stormy. Having or resembling animal exuberance.
Source: en.wiktionary.org





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