Word:
ObstreperousStatus:
AdjectiveMeaning:
Difficult to control or noisy.Sentences:
1) The room was full of obstreperous children.
2) An obstreperous crowd protested against the goverenment's new immigration policy.Origin:
Latin obstreperus, from obstrepere which means 'to clamour against', from ob- which means 'against' + strepere which means 'to make a noise'.First use:
circa 1600Synonyms:
blatant, clamant, clamorous, yowlingAntonyms:
amendable, biddable, compliant, conformable, docile.******
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