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obstreperous
01
unwilling to submit to authority or control
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
qualitative
Superlative
most obstreperous
Comparative
more obstreperous
gradable
Examples
The obstreperous student refused to follow the teacher's instructions and shouted over her voice.
02
behaving in a wild or forceful manner that causes chaos
Examples
The obstreperous fans stormed the field, knocking over barriers and shouting wildly.
Lexical Tree
obstreperously
obstreperousness
obstreperous
