boisterous
adjEtymology
From Middle English boistres, an alteration of Middle English boistous (“crude, unrefined”), of uncertain origin. Likely from Anglo-Norman boystous, bustous (“rough, in a crude state, disabled, paralysed, unable to walk, lame”), Old French boitous (“limping; having a rough, uneven surface”).
Definitions
Full of energy
Full of energy; exuberant; noisy.
Characterized by violence and agitation
Characterized by violence and agitation; wild; stormy.
- ſtaggering like a quiuering Aſpen leafe, Fearing the force of Boreas boiſtrous blaſts.
Having or resembling animal exuberance.
The neighborhood
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at boisterous. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at boisterous. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
5 hops · closes at boisterous
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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