boisterous

Definition of boisterous

Adjectives

noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
"a boisterous crowd"
Synonyms:
rambunctious, robustious, rumbustious, unruly
disorderly
undisciplined and unruly
full of rough and exuberant animal spirits
"boisterous practical jokes"
Synonyms:
knockabout
spirited
displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness
violently agitated and turbulent
"boisterous winds and waves"
Synonyms:
fierce, rough
stormy
(especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion

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Words that contain boisterous

boisterously
 boisterousness