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Obstreperous Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -ous

Obstreperous has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

noisily and stubbornly defiant

"obstreperous boys"

2

boisterously and noisily aggressive

"kept up an obstreperous clamor"

3

Attended by, or making, a loud and tumultuous noise; boisterous.

See Also
control stroppy boisterous obstreperously defiant obstreperosity obstreperousness disobedient
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Rhyming Words
ous lous pous vous sous yous nous tous eous uous ious bous hous pious anous thous chous aneous mucous famous
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