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roister
[ roi-ster ]
verb (used without object)
- to act in a swaggering, boisterous, or uproarious manner.
- to revel noisily or without restraint.
roister
/ ˈrɔɪstə /
verb
- to engage in noisy merrymaking; revel
- to brag, bluster, or swagger
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Derived Forms
- ˈroisterously, adverb
- ˈroisterer, noun
- ˈroisterous, adjective
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Other Words From
- roister·er noun
- roister·ous adjective
- roister·ous·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of roister1
C16: from Old French rustre lout, from ruste uncouth, from Latin rusticus rural; see rustic
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Example Sentences
Custance, a gay and rich widow, whom Ralph Roister Doister wishes to marry, but he is wholly baffled in his scheme.
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The title of this comedy is Ralph Roister Doister, a name uncouth enough, and from which we should expect a very barbarous farce.
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Roister Doister opens the moveable scenery of domestic life in the metropolis—touched with care, and warm with reality.
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His very roistering became a pose, and his vanity made him roister the more, to make the pose more convincing.
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It is interesting to compare him with Ralph Roister Doister.
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