BOISTOUS

Meaning of BOISTOUS in English

adj rough or rude; coarse; strong; violent; boisterous; noisy.

Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

BOISTOUS — (a.) Rough or rude; coarse; strong; violent; boisterous; noisy.
Английский словарь Webster
BOISTOUS — ( a. ) Rough or rude; coarse; strong; violent; boisterous; noisy.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BOISTEROUS — adjective Etymology: Middle English boistous crude, clumsy, from Anglo-French Date: 14th century 1. obsolete coarse , durable , strong , …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BOISTEROUS — ˈbȯist(ə)rəs adjective Etymology: Middle English boistrous rough, coarse, alteration of boistous, perhaps from Old French boisteos lame, rough (said of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BOISTEROUS — — boisterously , adv. — boisterousness , n. /boy"steuhr euhs, -streuhs/ , adj. 1. rough and noisy; noisily jolly or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BOISTEROUS — adjective Etymology: Middle English boistous crude, clumsy, from Anglo-French Date: 14th century 1. obsolete a. : coarse b. : durable …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BOISTEROUS — [bois.ter.ous] adj [ME boistous rough] (14c) 1 obs a: coarse b: durable, strong c: massive 2. a: noisily turbulent: rowdy …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BOISTEROUS — bois ‧ ter ‧ ous /ˈbɔɪst ə rəs/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Origin: boistous 'rough' (14-16 centuries) …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English