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The word "boisterous" is employed by authors to evoke vivid images of tumult, exuberance, and uninhibited energy in both character and setting. In some works, it characterizes individuals whose loud laughter and spirited behavior contribute to a sense of overflowing, unrestrained good humor, as when a character’s boisterous manner defines his entire approach to life ([1], [2]). In other texts, the term extends to natural phenomena or environments, capturing the wild, unruly essence of stormy weather or rough seas ([3], [4]), while occasionally serving to underline a lack of decorum in social or military contexts ([5], [6]). In every instance, "boisterous" enriches the narrative by coloring the scene with a distinct sense of energetic intensity and often a hint of chaos.
  1. He always attended them with radiant eyes and boisterous good-humour.
    — from My Life — Volume 1 by Richard Wagner
  2. A flushed and boisterous group 62 Laden with Christmas toys and presents 64 The way he went after that plump sister in the lace tucker!
    — from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
  3. The sea too was rough and boisterous: and for a while he could not make up his mind what he had 69 better do in the circumstances.
    — from The Histories of Polybius, Vol. 1 (of 2) by Polybius
  4. The storm lasted twenty-four hours, and indeed we had nearly all of us met with a watery grave, so boisterous was the sea.
    — from The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2) by Bernal Díaz del Castillo
  5. 1. Always avoid any rude or boisterous action, especially when in the presence of ladies.
    — from The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness by Cecil B. Hartley
  6. He saw the weak and sickly faces of the girls of the factories, and the simpering, boisterous girls from the south of Market.
    — from Martin Eden by Jack London

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