Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - obstreperous
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If you say that someone is obstreperous, you think that they are noisy and difficult to control. You know I have no intention of being awkward and obstreperous. ADJ c darkgreen]disapproval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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adjective Etymology: Latin obstreperus, from obstrepere to clamor against, from ob- against + strepere to make a noise Date: circa 1600 1. marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness ; clamorous ~ merriment 2. stubbornly resistant to control ; unruly Synonyms: see vociferous • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. 1 turbulent, unruly; noisily resisting control. 2 noisy, vociferous. Derivatives obstreperously adv. obstreperousness n. Etymology: L obstreperus f. obstrepere (as OB-, strepere make a noise) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. книж. шумный, буйный; беспокойный he was becoming remarkably obstreperous when thwarted —- когда ему перечили, он начинал бушевать children are naturally obstreperous —- детям свойственно шуметь 2. непокорный, неподчиняющийся obstreperous crew —- вышедшая из повиновения команда, взбунтовавшийся экипаж ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- 1600, from L. obstreperus "clamorous," from obstrepere "drown with noise, oppose noisily," from ob "against" + strepere "make a noise," from PIE *strep-, said to be imitative. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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