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boisterous

The adjective boisterous is what you would use if you want to call attention in a loud or clamorous way.

Boisterous means "loud, clamorous, and unrestrained." Think of children on a playground or a popular restaurant or a bunch of puppies as boisterous. This word, which comes from Middle English, can also refer to very intense storms — synonyms in this case are "tempestuous," "tumultuous," "turbulent," "violent," and "wild." You could definitely call a hurricane boisterous!

DEFINITIONS OF: boisterous

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adj full of rough and exuberant animal spirits

boisterous practical jokes”
Synonyms:
knockabout
spirited
displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness

adj noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline

“a boisterous crowd”
Synonyms:
rambunctious, robustious, rumbustious, unruly
disorderly
undisciplined and unruly

adj 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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