roister

(ro̵istər)

intransitive verb

  1. to boast or swagger
  2. to be lively and noisy; revel boisterously

Origin: < earlier roister (n.), loud bully < OFr ruistre < L rusticus: see rustic

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See roister in American Heritage Dictionary 4

intransitive verb rois·tered, rois·ter·ing, rois·ters
  1. To engage in boisterous merrymaking; revel noisily.
  2. To behave in a blustering manner; swagger.

Origin:

Origin: From obsolete roister, roisterer

Origin: , probably from Old French rustre, ruffian

Origin: , alteration of ruste

Origin: , from Latin rūsticus, rustic; see rustic

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Related Forms:

  • roisˈter·er noun
  • roisˈter·ous adjective
  • roisˈter·ous·ly adverb

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