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Wordnet 3.0

ADVERB (1)

1. in manner that attracts attention;
- Example: "obstreperously, he demanded to get service"
[syn: obstreperously, loudly, clamorously]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Obstreperous \Ob*strep"er*ous\, a. [L. obstreperus, from obstrepere to make a noise at; ob (see Ob-) + strepere to make a noise.] 1. Attended by, or making, a loud and tumultuous noise; clamorous; noisy; vociferous. "The obstreperous city." --Wordsworth. "Obstreperous approbation." --Addison. [1913 Webster] Beating the air with their obstreperous beaks. --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] 2. Resistant to control; unruly. [PJC] -- Ob*strep"er*ous*ly, adv. -- Ob*strep"er*ous*ness, n. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

obstreperously adv 1: in manner that attracts attention; "obstreperously, he demanded to get service" [syn: obstreperously, loudly, clamorously]