Definition of BOISTEROUS

boisterous

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

  • noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
    • "a boisterous crowd"
  • full of rough and exuberant animal spirits
    • "boisterous practical jokes"
  • violently agitated and turbulent; ; - Ezra Pound
    • "boisterous winds and waves"

Adj

  • Full of energy; exuberant; noisy.
  • Characterized by violence and agitation; wild; stormy.
  • Having or resembling animal exuberance.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English boistres, an alteration of Middle English boistous (“crude, unrefined”), of uncertain origin. Likely from Anglo-Norman boystous, bustous (“rough, in a crude state, disabled, paralysed, unable to walk, lame”), Old French boitous (“limping; having a rough, uneven surface”).

Scrabble Score: 12

boisterous is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
boisterous is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
boisterous is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

boisterous is a valid Words With Friends word