obstreperous
adjective
resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner; unruly.
obstreperously
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a word derived from
obstreperous.
Example Sentences
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The movie is “an obstreperously entertaining, bullet- and attitude-ridden science-fiction pastiche,” Ms. Dargis wrote in The Times in September.
From New York Times ● Dec. 21, 2012
“Looper,” an obstreperously entertaining, bullet- and attitude-ridden science-fiction pastiche, opens in a futuristic world that looks and sounds paradoxically out of the past.
From New York Times ● Sep. 27, 2012
That "blue-veined stone" is feminine rather than Mosaic, while the "tides" are almost personified, magicked into goblins by the adverb "obstreperously."
From The Guardian ● Jun. 25, 2012
Plekhanov tended to side with the Mensheviks, and so did an obstreperously brilliant newcomer named Lev Bronstein, who signed his fiery pamphlets with the name Trotsky.
From Time Magazine Archive
He put his razor on the edge of the washbowl, but it slid obstreperously down into the bowl.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
