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Word: Obstreperous
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late 16th century (in the sense ‘clamorous, vociferous’): from Latin obstreperus (from obstrepere, from ob- ‘against’ + strepere ‘make a noise’) + -ous
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
əbˈstrɛp(ə)rəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
noisy and difficult to control
Short Definition:noisy and difficult to control
Examples:- the boy is cocky and obstreperous
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