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adjective
- 1. noisy and difficult to control: "the boy is cocky and obstreperous"
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The meaning of OBSTREPEROUS is marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous. How to use obstreperous in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Obstreperous.
adjective. formal uk / əbˈstrep. ə r.əs / us / ɑːbˈstrep.ɚ.əs / Add to word list. difficult to deal with and noisy: obstreperous customers. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Bad-tempered. argumentative. bad-tempered. be hell on wheels idiom. be like a bear with a sore head idiom. be spoiling for a fight idiom. grouchiness. grouchy.
Obstreperous definition: resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner; unruly. . See examples of OBSTREPEROUS used in a sentence.
adjective. formal us / ɑːbˈstrep.ɚ.əs / uk / əbˈstrep. ə r.əs / Add to word list. difficult to deal with and noisy: obstreperous customers. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Bad-tempered. argumentative. bad-tempered. be hell on wheels idiom. be like a bear with a sore head idiom. be spoiling for a fight idiom. grouchiness. grouchy.
Obstreperous means boisterous, noisy, aggressive, defiant. You’ve probably seen an obstreperous child in the grocery store, pulling away from her mother, screaming at the top of her lungs.
If you say that someone is obstreperous, you think that they are noisy and difficult to control. [ disapproval ] You know I have no intention of being awkward and obstreperous.
1. resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner; unruly. 2. noisy, clamorous, or boisterous: obstreperous children. [1590–1600; < Latin obstreperus clamorous akin to obstrepere to make a noise at ( ob- ob - + strepere to rattle)] ob•strep′er•ous•ly, adv. ob•strep′er•ous•ness, n.
ŏb-strĕpər-əs, əb-. Noisy, boisterous, or unruly, esp. in resisting or opposing. Stubbornly defiant; disobedient; resistant to authority or control, whether in a noisy manner or not. Attended by, or making, a loud and tumultuous noise; boisterous.
Definition of obstreperous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
obstreperous meaning, definition, what is obstreperous: noisy and refusing to do what someone as...: Learn more.
