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roister

[ roi-ster ]

verb (used without object)

  1. to act in a swaggering, boisterous, or uproarious manner.
  2. to revel noisily or without restraint.


roister

/ ˈɔɪə /

verb

  1. to engage in noisy merrymaking; revel
  2. to brag, bluster, or swagger
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈǾٱdzܲ, adverb
  • ˈǾٱ, noun
  • ˈǾٱdzܲ, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • Ǿİ· noun
  • Ǿİ·dzܲ adjective
  • Ǿİ·dzܲ·ly adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of roister1

First recorded in 1545–55; verb use of roister (noun), from Middle French ru(i)stre “ruffian, boor,” variant of ru(i)ste “rural” ( rustic )
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of roister1

C16: from Old French rustre lout, from ruste uncouth, from Latin rusticus rural; see rustic
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After that roistering swagger, the poem unexpectedly closes with the conjunction of the wistful and worldly:

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Meanwhile, Queen Victoria’s son, the future Edward VII, devoted his energies to gambling, overeating, pursuing women and roistering with unsavory companions.

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Both movies lavish attention on waterfront dives, roistering sailors and back-alley hôtels de passe.

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At last only two of that roistering, impudent band were left, the priest of the suitors and their bard.

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“The Masque of the Red Death” was Corman’s audacious attempt to make an art film for the drive-in crowd — a feast of roistering revelry with intimations of Buñuel, Fellini and Bergman.

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