English dictionary
boisterous
adjectivePronunciation
ˈbɔɪstəɹəs
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- violently agitated and turbulent
adjective
- noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
adjective
- full of rough and exuberant animal spirits
Example sentences
boisterous winds and waves
{'source': 'Ezra Pound', 'text': 'the fierce thunders roar me their music'}
rough weather
rough seas
a boisterous crowd
a social gathering that became rambunctious and out of hand
a robustious group of teenagers
beneath the rumbustious surface of his paintings is sympathy for the vulnerability of ordinary human beings
an unruly class
boisterous practical jokes
knockabout comedy