obstreperous

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective noisily and stubbornly defiant
  2. adjective boisterously and noisily aggressive

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin obstreperus, first attested circa 17th c. Compare obstropulous.

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