obstropulous
UK/ɒbˈstɹɒp.jʊl.əs/US/ɑbˈstɹɑp.jəl.əs/
obstropulous adjective: synonym of obstreperous.
Adjective
obstropulous (comparative more obstropulous, superlative most obstropulous)
- Synonym of obstreperous.
- And you know, Jack (as we told him, moreover), that it was a shame to manhood, for a man, who had served twenty and twenty women as bad or worse, let him have served Miss Harlowe never so bad, should give himself such obstropulous airs, because she would die […]1748, Samuel Richardson, Clarissa Harlowe, volume IX
- He was thoroughly obstropulous to me last week!1977, Goodbye Mr Grainger (Are You Being Served?), season 5, episode 6, spoken by Mrs Slocombe (Mollie Sugden)
- Synonyms:
- obstreperous
Synonyms of obstropulous
Forms of obstropulous
| comparative | more obstropulous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most obstropulous |
| alternative form | obstropalous |
| alternative form | obstropolous |
Origin of obstropulous
Modification of obstreperous after words ending in -ulous.
Words formed from obstropulous
Questions about obstropulous
- What does obstropulous mean?
- Obstropulous means synonym of obstreperous.
- What part of speech is obstropulous?
- Obstropulous is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce obstropulous?
- Obstropulous is pronounced /ɒbˈstɹɒp.jʊl.əs/ (UK).
Words near obstropulous in the dictionary
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