roisterous

Variant of roister

roister definition

roister (ro̵is′tər)

intransitive verb

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

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

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