Definition of "boisterous" []

• Rough and stormy; violent. (adjective)
• Loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline. See Synonyms at vociferous. (adjective)

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• "'A brawler, 'or, as Delitzsch renders it,' boisterous '-- look into a liquor-store if you want to verify that, or listen to a drunken party coming back from an excursion and making night hideous with their bellowings, or go to any police court on a Monday morning."
• "But Purim is most obviously characterized by a boisterous feast se'udah during which participants dress in costumes and drink to excess."
• ""Sharpton was a pretty big draw," says Washington schools chancellor Michelle Rhee, recalling the boisterous crowd at Cardozo."