- roisterously
- adverb see roister II
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
roisterously
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roisterously — See roisterer. * * * … Universalium
roisterously — rois·ter·ous·ly … English syllables
roisterously — adverb see roisterous * * * roisˈterously adverb • • • Main Entry: ↑roister … Useful english dictionary
roister — I. noun Etymology: Middle French rustre lout, alteration of ruste, from ruste, adjective, rude, rough, from Latin rusticus rural more at rustic Date: 1551 archaic one that roisters ; roisterer II. intransitive verb (roistered; roistering … New Collegiate Dictionary
roister — roisterer, n. roisterous, adj. roisterously, adv. /roy steuhr/, v.i. 1. to act in a swaggering, boisterous, or uproarious manner. 2. to revel noisily or without restraint. [1545 55; v. use of roister (n.) < MF ru(i)stre ruffian, boor, var. of… … Universalium
