Boisterous

  • 111slapstick — n. boisterous comedy characterized by horseplay and farce; stick or combination of sticks used by clowns and other comic entertainers to produce a loud slapping sound adj. of or pertaining to a slapstick comedy, farcical, characterized by the use …

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  • 112slapsticks — n. boisterous comedy characterized by horseplay and farce; stick or combination of sticks used by clowns and other comic entertainers to produce a loud slapping sound adj. of or pertaining to a slapstick comedy, farcical, characterized by the use …

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  • 113rumbustious — [rʌm bʌstʃəs, tɪəs] adjective informal, chiefly Brit. boisterous or unruly. Derivatives rumbustiously adverb rumbustiousness noun Origin C18: prob. an alt. of archaic robustious boisterous, robust …

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  • 114noisy — a. 1. Clamorous, boisterous, turbulent, vociferous, obstreperous, blatant, brawling, blustering, uproarious, tumultuous, riotous, loud. 2. Full of noise, clamorous, boisterous, tumultuous …

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  • 115rugged — a. 1. Rough, craggy, cragged, uneven, irregular, scraggy. 2. Uneven, ragged, coarse. 3. Rough, bristly, shaggy. 4. Rough, harsh, crabbed, austere, hard, rude, severe. 5. Tempestuous, turbulent, stormy, rude, boisterous, inclement. 6. Harsh,… …

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  • 116rough — I. a. 1. Uneven, rugged, craggy, cragged, jagged, scraggy, scabrous. 2. Unhewn, unwrought, unfashioned, formless, shapeless. 3. Unpolished (as a gem), uncut, unfinished. 4. Shaggy, hairy, coarse, hirsute, bristly, ragged, disordered. 5. Coarse,… …

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  • 117revel — rev•el [[t]ˈrɛv əl[/t]] v. eled, el•ing (esp. brit.) elled, el•ling, 1) to take great pleasure or delight (usu. fol. by in): to revel in luxury[/ex] 2) to make merry; indulge in boisterous festivities 3) boisterous merrymaking or festivity;… …

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  • 118romp — [[t]rɒmp[/t]] v. i. 1) to play or frolic in a lively or boisterous manner 2) to move rapidly and effortlessly, as in racing 3) to win easily 4) a lively or boisterous frolic 5) a person who romps 6) a quick or effortless pace: He fixed it in a… …

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  • 119revel — /ˈrɛvəl / (say revuhl) verb (i) (revelled or, US, reveled, revelling or, US, reveling) 1. to make merry; indulge in boisterous festivities. –noun 2. boisterous merrymaking or festivity; revelry. 3. (often plural) an occasion of merrymaking or… …

  • 120rough — [adj1] uneven, irregular asperous, bearded, brambly, bristly, broken, bumpy, bushy, chapped, choppy, coarse, cragged, craggy, cross grained, disheveled, fuzzy, hairy, harsh, jagged, knobby, knotty, nappy, nodular, not smooth, ridged, rocky,… …

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