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Grammar : Adj |
Spell : bluhs-ter |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈblʌs tər |
Definition of blusterous
Origin :- late 14c., from a Low German source, e.g. Middle Low German blüstren "to blow violently," East Frisian blüstern "to bluster" (see blow (v.1)). Related: Blustered; blustering.
- As in noisy : adj very loud and unharmonious in sound
- As in obstreperous : adj noisy
- As in breezy : adj windy
- He was blusterous and garrulous and, to Burgess' amazement, not at all amused.
- Extract from : « New Faces » by Myra Kelly
- Blusterous Person (who has forced a cigar on unwilling Club acquaintance).
- Extract from : « Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, March 24, 1920. » by Various
- It is generally (not always) a more or less crazy idea, but one hails it as an oasis in the desert of blusterous commonplace.
- Extract from : « Gems (?) of German Thought » by Various
- Thomas Batchgrew's blusterous voice frankly showed acute irritation.
- Extract from : « The Price of Love » by Arnold Bennett
- A blusterous wind had risen during the day, and still continued to increase.
- Extract from : « Two on a Tower » by Thomas Hardy
- Hebron is, to use the expressive term of the Newfoundland fishermen, a "blusterous" place.
- Extract from : « With the Harmony to Labrador » by Benjamin La Trobe
- His blusterous beginning ended in a speculating glance at her mouth.
- Extract from : « Rhoda Fleming, Complete » by George Meredith
- The miller was a blusterous fellow, who could swear in lusty anger and laugh in boisterous sport in a single breath.
- Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
- In the early March days, when the winds were keen and blusterous, Mr. Williams died; his end was very sudden.
- Extract from : « Doctor Luttrell's First Patient » by Rosa Nouchette Carey
Synonyms for blusterous
- airy
- blatant
- blowing
- blowy
- blusterous
- blustery
- boisterous
- booming
- cacophonous
- chattering
- clamorous
- clangorous
- clattery
- deafening
- disorderly
- drafty
- ear-popping
- ear-splitting
- fresh
- gusty
- jumping
- loud
- loudmouth
- obstreperous
- out of hand
- piercing
- rackety
- raising Cain
- raising the roof
- rambunctious
- raspy
- riotous
- rowdy
- screaming
- squally
- stormy
- strepitous
- strident
- tumultous
- tumultous/tumultuous
- turbulent
- turned up
- unmanageable
- unruly
- uproarious
- vociferous
- wild
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