资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Obstreperous \Ob*strep"er*ous\, a. [L. obstreperus, from
obstrepere to make a noise at; ob (see {Ob-}) + strepere to
make a noise.]
Attended by, or making, a loud and tumultuous noise;
clamorous; noisy; vociferous. ``The obstreperous city.''
--Wordsworth. ``Obstreperous approbation.'' --Addison.
Beating the air with their obstreperous beaks. --B.
Jonson.
-- {Ob*strep"er*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Ob*strep"er*ous*ness}, n.
资料来源 : WordNet®
obstreperously
adv : in manner that attracts attention; "obstreperously, he
demanded to get service" [syn: {loudly}, {clamorously}]