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roists

roists is the third-person singular simple present indicative of roist.

Meaning of roist

Verb

roist (third-person singular simple present roists, present participle roisting, simple past and past participle roisted)

  1. (archaic, intransitive) To roister.
    • I have a roisting challenge sent amongst
      The dull and factious nobles of the Greeks
      Will strike amazement to their drowsy spirits.c. 1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...

Questions about roists

What is roists the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Roists is the third-person singular simple present indicative of roist.

Words near roists in the dictionary

  1. roisterous
  2. roisterously
  3. roisterousness
  4. roisters
  5. roisting
  6. roists
  7. roitelet
  8. roitelets
  9. rojak
  10. rojaks
  11. Rojanasakul

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