boisterous
adjective /ˈbɔɪstərəs/
/ˈbɔɪstərəs/
- (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.
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘rough, stiff’): variant of earlier boistuous ‘rustic, coarse, boisterous’, of unknown origin.