obstreperous

[ uhb-strep-er-uhs ]

/ əbˈstrɛp ər əs /

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adjective

resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner; unruly.

noisy, clamorous, or boisterous: obstreperous children.

OTHER WORDS FOR obstreperous

1 uncontrolled, refractory.

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OPPOSITES FOR obstreperous

1 obedient.

2 calm.

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Origin of obstreperous

1590–1600; <Latin obstreperus clamorous, akin to obstrepere to make a noise at (ob-ob- + strepere to rattle); see -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM obstreperous

ob·strep·er·ous·ly, adverbob·strep·er·ous·ness, ob·strep·e·ros·i·ty

[uhb-strep-uh-ros-i-tee], /əbˌstrɛp əˈrɒs ɪ ti/, noun

Words nearby obstreperous

obstetrician-gynecologist, obstetrics, obstinacy, obstinate, obstipation, obstreperous, obstruct, obstructed testis, obstruction, obstructionist, obstructive

How to use obstreperous in a sentence

Yeah, they may have been extreme or obstreperous or this or that, but they were good.
The Incompetent Party|Michael Tomasky|January 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Lots of things got in the way of that, notably the lousy economy, and secondly the obstreperous Republicans.
Michael Tomasky on How Liberals Need to Hold Their Anti-Obama Fire|Michael Tomasky|November 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
In time the obstreperous Texicans developed revolutionary ideas.
Paul Begala: Ted Cruz and Texas’s Tea Party Revolution|Paul Begala|August 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Even the messiest, most obstreperous books are reduced to a litany of bullet points, or a single bullet point.
Ken Kesey’s Wars: “One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest” at 50|Nathaniel Rich|July 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST

He liked to drink, colleagues say, and would occasionally get obstreperous.
Is This Dave's Blackmailer?|Lloyd Grove|October 2, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Their obstreperous loyalty might seem inconsistent with this unideal character, but it is only seeming.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
Captain Downs kicked at this obstreperous sailor, and at the same time fanned a blow at his head with open palm.
Blow The Man Down|Holman Day
The chances that he would become obstreperous and provoke a general row or not were about even.
Aletta|Bertram Mitford
Mrs. Caukins started up stairs whence came sounds of an obstreperous bootjack.
Flamsted quarries|Mary E. Waller
A new set of stratagems was vainly tried to quiet my obstreperous inviter; and then mamma, as usual, gave up the point.
Discipline|Mary Brunton

British Dictionary definitions for obstreperous

obstreperous

/ (əbˈstrɛpərəs) /

adjective

noisy or rough, esp in resisting restraint or control

Derived forms of obstreperous

obstreperously, adverbobstreperousness, noun

Word Origin for obstreperous

C16: from Latin, from obstrepere, from ob- against + strepere to roar

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