Found 2 hits - Term: obstreperously, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
obstreperous \obstrep"erous\, 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.
1913 webster
beating the air with their obstreperous beaks. --b.
jonson.
1913 webster
2. resistant to control; unruly.
pjc -- obstrep"erously, adv. --
obstrep"erousness, n.
1913 webster
see also:
ob- obstrep"erously obstrep"erousness
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
obstreperously
adv : in manner that attracts attention; "obstreperously, he
demanded to get service" syn: loudly, clamorously
see also:
loudly clamorously
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