OBSTREPEROUS


Meaning of OBSTREPEROUS in English

/ əbˈstrepərəs; NAmE / adjective

( formal or humorous ) noisy and difficult to control

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WORD ORIGIN

late 16th cent. (in the sense clamorous, loud ): from Latin obstreperus (from obstrepere , from ob- against + strepere make a noise) + -ous .

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