(of people, animals or behaviour) noisy and full of life and energy:
It was a challenge, keeping ten boisterous seven-year-olds amused. * The children and the dogs raced out of the house to give me a boisterous welcome.
boisterously adverb
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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In this entry, boisterous is tagged as adjective.
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