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    [Adjective]  | "ob*strep*er*ous" | \ əb-ˈstre-p(ə-)rəs \


    1: marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous

    2: stubbornly resistant to control : unruly


    Origin: circa 1600 ;

     Latin obstreperus, from obstrepere to clamor against, from ob- against + strepere to make a noise;

    [Adjective]  | "obstreperous" 


    1: engaging in or marked by loud and insistent cries especially of protest;


      * e.g., " ... an obstreperous crowd protesting the government's immigration policy "





    2: given to resisting authority or another's control;


      * e.g., " ... the club's president was at his wits' end with obstreperous members who refused to cooperate "



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     [ "obstreperous" ]

    1: Noisily and stubbornly defiant.

      * e.g.,  ... His obstreperous nature made him rage against injustice incessantly. 


     [ "obstreperous" ]

    2: Aggressively boisterous.

     [ "obstreperous" ]

    1: Continuously arguing your point and being determined and not giving up on it.

      * e.g.,  ... If you continue to be so obstreperous, you will loose your arguement. 

     [ "obstreperous" ]

    1: Annoying, overly boisterous, obnoxious.

      * e.g.,  ... My little sister is obstreperous as all hell, especially when I have friends over. 

     [ "Obstreperous" ]

    1: It Is Code For Getting A Beer

      * e.g.,  ... I Don't Care If Your Arm Is Broken, im out of Obstreperous, Broken Arm Buddha 

     [ "Obstreperous" ]

    1: An adjective meaning mad insane crazy. Can either be taken positively or negatively.

      * e.g.,  ... The most obstreperous part was when he downed 5 gallons of Vault. 

     [ "Obstreperous" ]

    1: An adjective meaning mad insane crazy. Can either be taken positively or negatively.

      * e.g.,  ... The most obstreperous part was when he downed 5 gallons of Vault. 

     [ "Obstreperal lobe" ]

    1: Obstreperal Lobe: The portion of the brain that resists and denounces control and oppression

      * e.g.,  ... In fact, if I think about one more rape case, one more teen porn movie, one more pink power drill, one more ‘humanist’ dude commenter — let alone spend the morning writing about it — my obstreperal lobe will burst into flames. 

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