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adjective
- Attended by, or making, a loud and tumultuous noise; boisterous.
- The mirth swiftly turned into yells of dismay.
- Noisily and stubbornly defiant.
Translations: Etymology: First attested circa w:17th century, 17th century, from obstreperus "clamorous, noisy," from obstrepere, "to make a noise against, oppose noisily," from ob-, "against" + strepere, "to noise."
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