English English Dictionary

Rough or rude; unbending; unyielding; strong; powerful.

Exhibiting tumultuous violence and fury; acting with noisy turbulence; violent; rough; stormy.

Noisy; rough; turbulent; as, boisterous mirth; boisterous behavior.

Vehement; excessive.

In a boisterous manner.

The state or quality of being boisterous; turbulence; disorder; tumultuousness.

Rough or rude; coarse; strong; violent; boisterous; noisy.

A glandular organ of bivalve mollusca, serving in part as a kidney.

See Cerberus.

To poke; to thrust.

Of or pertaining to bole or clay; partaking of the nature and qualities of bole; clayey.

A kind of missile weapon consisting of one, two, or more balls of stone, iron, or other material, attached to the ends of a leather cord; -- used by the Gauchos of South America, and others, for hurling at and entangling an animal.

Exhibiting or requiring spirit and contempt of danger; planned with courage; daring; vigorous.

To be or become bold.

To make bold or daring.

Steep; abrupt; prominent.

Standing prominently out to view; markedly conspicuous; striking the eye; in high relief.

In a bad sense, too forward; taking undue liberties; over assuming or confident; lacking proper modesty or restraint; rude; impudent.

Forward to meet danger; venturesome; daring; not timorous or shrinking from risk; brave; courageous.

Somewhat overstepping usual bounds, or conventional rules, as in art, literature, etc.; taking liberties in composition or expression; as, the figures of an author are bold.