| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Rough or rude; coarse; strong; violent; boisterous; noisy.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb boistously.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (boistously) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective boistous.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "BOISTOUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1469. (references) |
| Note: Boistous \Bois"tous\, adjective. Rough or rude; coarse; strong; violent; boisterous; noisy. [obsolete]. (references) |
