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Definition of boisterous

"boisterous" in the adjective sense

1. boisterous, rambunctious, robustious, rumbustious, unruly

noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline

"a boisterous crowd"

"a social gathering that became rambunctious and out of hand"

"a robustious group of teenagers"

"beneath the rumbustious surface of his paintings is sympathy for the vulnerability of ordinary human beings"

"an unruly class"

2. boisterous, knockabout

full of rough and exuberant animal spirits

"boisterous practical jokes"

"knockabout comedy"

3. boisterous, fierce, rough

violently agitated and turbulent

"boisterous winds and waves"

"the fierce thunders roar me their music"- Ezra Pound

"rough weather"

"rough seas"

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

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Quotations for boisterous

Nothing has wrought more prejudice to religion, or brought more disparagement upon truth, than boisterous and unseasonable zeal. [ Barrow ]

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boisterous in Scrabble®

The word boisterous is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 12

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters boisterous:

BOISTEROUS

(117)

BOISTEROUS

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Seven Letter Word Alert: (34 words)

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In boisterous

BOISTEROUS

(117)

BOISTEROUS

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boisterous in Words With Friends™

The word boisterous is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 14

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters boisterous:

BOISTEROUS

(162)

BOISTEROUS

(162)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (34 words)

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word boisterous

BOISTEROUS

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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In boisterous

BOISTEROUS

(162)

BOISTEROUS

(162)

BRUISES

(104 = 69 + 35)

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OBTUSER

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BOISTEROUS

(96)

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(96)

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BOOSTER

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Words within the letters of boisterous

2 letter words in boisterous (9 words)

be is it or os re so to us

3 letter words in boisterous (32 words)

bet bit boo bus but ess ire its orb ore ors our out rib rob roe rot rub rue rut set sir sit sob sot sub sue tie toe too tub use

4 letter words in boisterous (79 words)

5 letter words in boisterous (74 words)

6 letter words in boisterous (58 words)

7 letter words in boisterous (34 words)

8 letter words in boisterous (7 words)

boosters bousiest bustiers oestrous reboosts robotise sorbites

9 letter words in boisterous (1 word)

robotises

10 letter words in boisterous (1 word)

boisterous

boisterous + 2 blanks (2 words)

boisterously osteofibrous

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Words containing the sequence boisterous

Words that start with boisterous (3 words)

boisterous boisterously boisterousness

Words with boisterous in them (1 word)

boisterous

Words that end with boisterous (1 word)

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Word Growth involving boisterous

Shorter words in boisterous

Longer words containing boisterous

boisterously

boisterousness