obstreperous
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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1996
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obstreperous clamorous, noisy XVI; unruly, turbulent XVII. f. L.
obstreperus, f.
obstrepere shout at, oppose noisily, f.
OB- +
strepere make a noise.
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