boisterous
adjective
bois·ter·ous
ˈbȯi-st(ə-)rəs 
1
a
: noisily turbulent : rowdy
b
: marked by or expressive of exuberance and high spirits
2
: stormy, tumultuous
boisterously
adverb
boisterousness
noun
Examples of boisterous in a Sentence
The crowd was young and boisterous, the cheeseburgers were juicy and perfectly charred, and the place was always packed.
—
Jonathan Black, Saveur, October 2007
Things had apparently gotten a little too boisterous during the Northern Ohio Girls Soccer League games. And it wasn't the kids. Fed up with noisy, know-it-all parents, the league banned cheering and jeering from the sidelines for one game, which they dubbed Silent Sunday.
—Kate Rounds, Ms., December 1999/January 2000
Suzanne Massie, boisterous and voluble as we drove through her adopted neighborhood in St. Petersburg, hurtled to a sudden stop. She was laughing uproariously to see the spot, where five years earlier, her rented car had fallen apart …
—Christopher Lydon, Atlantic, February 1993
A large and boisterous crowd attended the concert.
the fans at the baseball game became particularly boisterous after the home run
Jonathan Black, Saveur, October 2007
Things had apparently gotten a little too boisterous during the Northern Ohio Girls Soccer League games. And it wasn't the kids. Fed up with noisy, know-it-all parents, the league banned cheering and jeering from the sidelines for one game, which they dubbed Silent Sunday.
—Kate Rounds, Ms., December 1999/January 2000
Suzanne Massie, boisterous and voluble as we drove through her adopted neighborhood in St. Petersburg, hurtled to a sudden stop. She was laughing uproariously to see the spot, where five years earlier, her rented car had fallen apart …
—Christopher Lydon, Atlantic, February 1993
A large and boisterous crowd attended the concert.
the fans at the baseball game became particularly boisterous after the home run
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Encouraged by its best-ever result, with 20% of the vote, and boosted by the boisterous support of Elon Musk and others in the Trump Administration, the AfD is waiting in the wings.
—John Kampfner, TIME, 24 Feb. 2025
If Nix’s first season was any indication, the Broncos have backed up Payton’s boisterous claim of a year ago.
—Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
At night, everyone heads for Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí (there’s a cost to attend), the massive stadium that is the kickoff point for the boisterous and loud samba parades that take place throughout the night.
—Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
The Indian internet is a boisterous place, not always for the faint of heart.
—Alex Travelli, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
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John Kampfner, TIME, 24 Feb. 2025
If Nix’s first season was any indication, the Broncos have backed up Payton’s boisterous claim of a year ago.
—Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
At night, everyone heads for Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí (there’s a cost to attend), the massive stadium that is the kickoff point for the boisterous and loud samba parades that take place throughout the night.
—Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2025
The Indian internet is a boisterous place, not always for the faint of heart.
—Alex Travelli, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
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“Boisterous.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boisterous. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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boisterous
adjective
bois·ter·ous
ˈbȯi-st(ə-)rəs
1
a
: noisily rough : rowdy
a boisterous crowd
b
: marked by high spirits
boisterous laughter
2
: vigorously active : stormy
boisterously
adverb
boisterousness
noun
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