boisterous

adj
/ˈbɔɪstəɹəs/

Etymology

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”).

  1. derived from boitous — “limping; having a rough, uneven surface
  2. derived from boystous
  3. derived from boistous — “crude, unrefined
  4. inherited from boistres

Definitions

  1. Full of energy

    Full of energy; exuberant; noisy.

  2. 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.
  3. Having or resembling animal exuberance.

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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.

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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.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA