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obstreperous


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Obstreperous  \Ob*strep"er*ous\,  a.  [L.  obstreperus,  from 
  obstrepere  to  make  a  noise  at  ob  (see  {Ob-})  +  strepere  to 
  make  a  noise.] 
  Attended  by  or  making,  a  loud  and  tumultuous  noise; 
  clamorous;  noisy;  vociferous.  ``The  obstreperous  city.'' 
  --Wordsworth.  ``Obstreperous  approbation.''  --Addison. 
 
  Beating  the  air  with  their  obstreperous  beaks.  --B. 
  Jonson 
  --  {Ob*strep"er*ous*ly},  adv  --  {Ob*strep"er*ous*ness},  n. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  obstreperous 
  adj  1:  noisily  and  stubbornly  defiant;  "obstreperous  boys" 
  2:  boisterously  and  noisily  aggressive;  "kept  up  an 
  obstreperous  clamor" 




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