English Explanatory Dictionary

boistous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Coarse, rude; noisy, violent; strong.

Word forms

boistous more boistous most boistous boystous

Etymology

From Middle English boistous, from Anglo-Norman bustous (“rough”), perhaps from Old French boitous (“noisy”) (the source of French boiteux).

Related words

boisterous boistously boistousness
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