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obstreperous

[ uhb-strep-er-uhs ]

adjective

  1. resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner; unruly.

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  2. noisy, clamorous, or boisterous:

    obstreperous children.

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obstreperous

/ 蓹产藞蝉迟谤蓻辫蓹谤蓹蝉 /

adjective

  1. noisy or rough, esp in resisting restraint or control
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 辞产藞蝉迟谤别辫别谤辞耻蝉濒测, adverb
  • 辞产藞蝉迟谤别辫别谤辞耻蝉苍别蝉蝉, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 辞产路蝉迟谤别辫顎侥谤路辞耻蝉路濒测 adverb
  • 辞产路蝉迟谤别辫顎侥谤路辞耻蝉路苍别蝉蝉 辞产路蝉迟谤别辫路别路谤辞蝉路颈路迟测 [uh, b-strep-, uh, -, ros, -i-tee], noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of obstreperous1

First recorded in 1590鈥1600; from Latin obstreperus 鈥渃lamorous,鈥 akin to obstrepere 鈥渢o make a noise at鈥 ( ob- ob- + strepere 鈥渢o rattle鈥); -ous
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of obstreperous1

C16: from Latin, from obstrepere, from ob- against + strepere to roar
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Even at 77, he is no more than an obstreperous child, and an unhinged and dangerous one at that.

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The next day, he remembered nothing but feeling remorseful 鈥 he knew from experience that he was a mean, obstreperous drunk.

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She voted for Joe Biden, not because she was particularly thrilled with the Democrat but because he wasn鈥檛 the obstreperous incumbent.

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"Exacerbating defendants' obstreperous conduct is their continued reliance on bogus arguments in papers and oral argument," Engoron wrote in the filing.

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The judge also sanctioned the defendants' lawyers for making "preposterous" legal arguments and fueling their clients' "obstreperous" conduct.

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