obstreperous
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obstreperous
- /əbˈstɹɛp.əɹ.əs/ UK
- /ɒbˈstɹɛp.əɹ.əs/ UK
- /əbˈstɹɛpəɹəs/ US
- /ɑːbˈstɹɛpəɹəs/ US
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Borrowed from Latin obstreperus, first attested circa 17th c. Compare obstropulous.
adjective more obstreperous · most obstreperous
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Attended by, or making, a loud and tumultuous noise; boisterous.
[O]n a clear still summer evening you may hear from the battery of New York the obstreperous peals of broad-mouthed laughter of the Dutch negroes at Communipaw.
Similar: clamorous, loud, noisy, vociferous
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Stubbornly defiant; disobedient; resistant to authority or control (whether in a noisy manner or not).
[W]e came to Whittingham. Thence to Newcastle, where an obstreperous horse retarded us for an hour at least.
Similar: recalcitrant, uncooperative, unruly, adamant, ardent, grim, untiring, bent on, bloody-minded, bullheaded, certain, chronic
Translations
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adj attended by, or making a loud and tumultuous noise
| 中文 | 喧鬧的 xuānnào de, 吵鬧的 /吵闹的 chǎonào de |
|---|---|
| Português | espalhafatoso |
| Deutsch | ungestüm, tumultartig, dröhnend, polternd, polterhaft |
| العربية | صاخب |
adj stubbornly defiant
| Español | estrepitoso |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 頑抗的 /顽抗的 wánkàng de, 桀驁不馴 /桀骜不驯 jié'àobùxùn |
| Português | recalcitrante |
| Français | récalcitrant |
| Deutsch | aufsässig, aufmüpfig, ungebärdig, widerspenstig, renitent, widerborstig |
| العربية | مُشَاكِس mušākis |
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title = {obstreperous},
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