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obstreperously
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Obstreperously
(gcide) | Obstreperous \Ob*strep"er*ous\, a. [L. obstreperus, from
obstrepere to make a noise at; ob (see Ob-) + strepere to
make a noise.]
1. Attended by, or making, a loud and tumultuous noise;
clamorous; noisy; vociferous. "The obstreperous city."
--Wordsworth. "Obstreperous approbation." --Addison.
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Beating the air with their obstreperous beaks. --B.
Jonson.
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2. Resistant to control; unruly.
[PJC] -- Ob*strep"er*ous*ly, adv. --
Ob*strep"er*ous*ness, n.
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obstreperously
(wn) | obstreperously
adv 1: in manner that attracts attention; "obstreperously, he
demanded to get service" [syn: obstreperously,
loudly, clamorously] |
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Obstreperously
(gcide) | Obstreperous \Ob*strep"er*ous\, a. [L. obstreperus, from
obstrepere to make a noise at; ob (see Ob-) + strepere to
make a noise.]
1. Attended by, or making, a loud and tumultuous noise;
clamorous; noisy; vociferous. "The obstreperous city."
--Wordsworth. "Obstreperous approbation." --Addison.
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Beating the air with their obstreperous beaks. --B.
Jonson.
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2. Resistant to control; unruly.
[PJC] -- Ob*strep"er*ous*ly, adv. --
Ob*strep"er*ous*ness, n.
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