adj
Freq #116009
Meanings
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1
adj
boisterously and noisily aggressive
Kept up an obstreperous clamor.
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2
adj
noisily and stubbornly defiant
Obstreperous boys.
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Derived forms
obstreperosityobstreperouslyobstreperousnessstroppyunobstreperous
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin obstreperus, first attested circa 17th c. Compare obstropulous.