boisterous.

Loud, lively, and difficult to contain in manner or activity.

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Words that belong together

• boisterous laughter
• a boisterous crowd

On the page

Boisterous laughter reached the corridor before the door opened.

The boisterous children fell quiet when the injured dog stirred.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary. Forms: Comparative more boisterous; superlative most boisterous where gradation is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.