boisterous
/ˈbɔɪstəɹəs/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.86 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Characterized by violence and agitation; wild; stormy.
adj
Example Sentences
- "Open carriages tend to be draughty and inadequately heated. The passenger in them has no escape from the annoyance of squalling babies, boisterous drunks, and riotous teddy-boys, who may be at the far end of the coach but whose din cannot be shut out."
- "ſtaggering like a quiuering Aſpen leafe, Fearing the force of Boreas boiſtrous blaſts."
- "A new and elegant dress had been provided by Lady Anne for the second day, but it was of less costly material, and, by the same rule, considerably slighter; so that Fanchette suggested the idea of substituting a slip to make it equally warm, as the weather had set in cold and boisterous."