[bois.ter.ous] adj [ME boistous rough] (14c) 1 obs a: coarse b: durable, strong c: massive
2. a: noisily turbulent: rowdy b: marked by or expressive of exuberance and high spirits
3: stormy, tumultuous syn see vociferous -- bois.ter.ous.ly adv -- bois.ter.ous.ness n