# boisterous

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈbɔɪstəɹəs/ · frequency rank #34,402

## Definitions
1. Full of energy; exuberant; noisy.
2. Characterized by violence and agitation; wild; stormy.
3. Having or resembling animal exuberance.

## Etymology
From Middle English boistres, an alteration of Middle English boistous (“crude, unrefined”), of uncertain origin. Likely from Anglo-Norman boystous, bustous (“rough, in a crude state, disabled, paralysed, unable to walk, lame”), Old French boitous (“limping; having a rough, uneven surface”).

## Common misspellings (14)
`bboisterous`, `biosterous`, `boisetrous`, `boissterous`, `boisteorus`, `boisterosu`, `boisterouss`, `boisterrous`, `boisteruos`, `boistreous`, `boistterous`, `boitserous`, `bositerous`, `obisterous`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/boisterous