Crossword clues for obstreperous
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Obstreperous \Ob*strep"er*ous\, a. [L. obstreperus, from obstrepere to make a noise at; ob (see Ob-) + strepere to make a noise.]
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Attended by, or making, a loud and tumultuous noise; clamorous; noisy; vociferous. ``The obstreperous city.''
--Wordsworth. ``Obstreperous approbation.''
--Addison.Beating the air with their obstreperous beaks.
--B. Jonson. Resistant to control; unruly. [PJC] -- Ob*strep"er*ous*ly, adv. -- Ob*strep"er*ous*ness, n.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
c.1600, from Latin obstreperus "clamorous," from obstrepere "drown with noise, make a noise against, oppose noisily," from ob "against" (see ob-) + strepere "make a noise," from PIE *strep-, said to be imitative (compare Latin stertare "to snore," Old Norse þrapt "chattering," Old English þræft "quarrel"). Related: Obstreperously; obstreperousness.
Wiktionary
a. 1 Attended by, or making, a loud and tumultuous noise; boisterous. 2 Stubbornly defiant; disobedient; resistant to authority or control, whether in a noisy manner or not.
WordNet
adj. noisily and stubbornly defiant; "obstreperous boys"
boisterously and noisily aggressive; "kept up an obstreperous clamor"
Wikipedia
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Usage examples of "obstreperous".
Lawson crossed his legs, smiling at the Great Lord rather as one would at an obstreperous child after a domestic scene.
Having come to see the obstreperous rodent in a different light, Cezer refrained from licking his chops.
Their intention to pummel the obstreperous Klegl severely was forgotten as soon as they saw what had so unsettled him.
From below came a series of bangs, like water fighting its way through obstreperous plumbing.
The view now on the main screen a handsome world of swirling white clouds and blue ocean-did much to blank out all thoughts of their obstreperous visitor.
And the breakdown could be due to other factors besides obstreperous Pandronians.
These exchanges tended to be brief, and always ended in the same manner: the obstreperous waterman turned away and withdrew to the shelter of the Bridge.
Until the next day, much to her surprise, the two most obstreperous and unruly students in her class had offered to do it for her.
Englishmen held to the view of Americans as uncouth obstreperous trouble-makers, regardless of the example in their midst, among others, of Benjamin Franklin, as variously talented and politically sophisticated as anyone in Europe, and thoroughly dedicated to the goal of reconciliation.
In front of the Bourse, a deaf-mute soccer team carried on conversation in obstreperous silence.
I had proved to be obstreperous, so my model-of-integrity cousin had expediently had me incarcerated while he made other arrangements.
They fought on, continuing their efforts to slaughter the handful of obstreperous mortals.
Granger agreed, thinking back to how his own ancestor had handled obstreperous Indians in the Ninth U.
As the weather was hot he lay out there all the night, first playing hide and seek with them in the dark till, missing his vixen and the cubs proving obstreperous, he lay down and was soon asleep.
He listened for the sounds of anyone stirring inside the house trailer, but it was impossible to hear above the obstreperous racket of the guinea fowl.