What does obstreperous mean?

obstreperous means "noisily and stubbornly defiant". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in obstreperous?

obstreperous has 4 syllables: ob-strep-e-rous. The stress falls on "strep". In IPA it is /əbˈstɹɛpɚəs/.

Is obstreperous a common word?

obstreperous is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

obstreperous — meaning, pronunciation and 2 definitions

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
noisily and stubbornly defiant
“obstreperous boys”
Similardefiant
2.
boisterously and noisily aggressive
“kept up an obstreperous clamor”
Similaraggressive

Questions about obstreperous

What does obstreperous mean?: obstreperous means "noisily and stubbornly defiant". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in obstreperous?: obstreperous has 4 syllables: ob-strep-e-rous. The stress falls on "strep". In IPA it is /əbˈstɹɛpɚəs/.
Is obstreperous a common word?

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