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Date: 1400-1500
Origin: boistous 'rough' (14-16 centuries), from Old French boistos

boisterous

 adjective
     
bois‧ter‧ous
someone, especially a child, who is boisterous makes a lot of noise and has a lot of energy:
a class of boisterous five year olds
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