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obstreperous

British pronunciation/ɒbstɹˈɛpəɹəs/
American pronunciation/əbˈstɹɛpɝəs/
obstreperous
[ADJECTIVE]
1

boisterously and noisily aggressive

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2

making a lot of noise, and hard to manage

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Examples
1They weren't very obstreperous.
2He was in a very obstreperous town meeting.
3First of all, where do you stand, and do you think that the ratings agencies are being obstreperous?
4There's nothing better than seeing great lawyers stick it to evil corporations or obstreperous witnesses.
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