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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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