obstreperous Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite noisily and stubbornly defiant
    • obstreperous boys
  2. adjective satellite boisterously and noisily aggressive
    • kept up an obstreperous clamor

WordNet

Ob*strep"er*ous adjective
Etymology
L. obstreperus, from obstrepere to make a noise at; ob (see Ob-) + strepere to make a noise.
Definitions
  1. Attended by, or making, a loud and tumultuous noise; clamorous; noisy; vociferous. "The obstreperous city." Wordsworth. "Obstreperous approbation." Addison.
    Beating the air with their obstreperous beaks. B. Jonson.
    -- Ob*strep"er*ous*ly, adv. -- Ob*strep"er*ous*ness, n.

Webster 1913