obstropolousadj.

Brit.

/əbˈstrɒp(ə)ləs/,

/ɒbˈstrɒp(ə)ləs/, U.S.

/ɑbˈstrɑp(ə)ləs/

Forms: 1700s abstropolous, 1700s obstrepolous, 1700s obstrepulous, 1700s–1800s obstropalous, 1700s–1800s obstropolous, 1700s–1800s obstropulous, 1800s obstreperlous; English regional 1800s obstrop'lous, 1800s– obsthropalus, 1800s– obstropilous, 1800s– obstroplus, 1800s– obstropolous, 1800s– obstropolus, 1800s– obstroppelus, 1800s– obstroppulus, 1800s– obstropulous, 1800s– opstropolous, 1900s– obstropalous; U.S. regional 1700s upstroppelous, 1800s obstropelous, 1800s obstropulous, 1800s– obstropolous, 1900s– upstropolis; also Scottish 1800s obstrapulous, 1800s obstropalous; also Irish English 1800s obstropulous.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: obstreperous adj.

Etymology: Humorous alteration of obstreperous adj. Compare obstropolos n.

Chiefly humorous and regional. Now rare.

1. = obstreperous adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of subjection > unruliness > [adjective]

wildc1000

unthewedc1175

wanton?a1300

rabbisha1387

irregular1395

inordinate1398

unruly1400

misgoverned?a1425

misruled?a1425

misruly?a1425

unruleful1439

seditious1447

rulelessc1460

turbulous1527

undaunted1533

turbulent1538

unordinate1561

rowsey1565

misorderlya1568

disruly1570

rabbling1575

disorderous1579

irregulate1579

disorderly1585

break-dance1587

willyart?1590

unguided1600

inorderly1606

anarchial1609

irregulousa1616

unmasterlya1623

uncomposed1631

obstreperous1641

disriegled1657

ranting1658

rantipole1660

reuling1691

shandy1691

rumblegarie1722

randy1723

obstropolous1727

wanruly1773

polrumptious1787

ree-raw1800

rambunctious1830

roid1874

unordered1929

rogue1948

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > controversy, dispute, argument > [adjective] > engaging in controversy, disputatious

unpeaceablec1384

disputative1579

disputablea1616

disputeful1631

controversial1638

controversal1641

obstreperous1641

contradictive1643

disputing1645

controverting1646

chop-logicala1652

disputatious1660

argumentative1667

argumentive1668

disputant1671

contradictiousa1677

disceptatious1682

obstropolous1727

disceptatorial1821

contradictory1891

backtalking1938

1727 P. Longueville Hermit 105 Fearing she would grow obstrepulous, they each of 'em took hold of one of her Arms.

1748 S. Richardson Clarissa VII. lix. 214 It was a shame to manhood, for a man, who had served twenty and twenty women as bad or worse,..should give himself such obstropulous airs.

1773 O. Goldsmith She stoops to Conquer iii. 61 I'm sure you did not treat Miss Hardcastle..in this obstropalous manner.

1806 T. S. Surr Winter in London III. i. 5 You have been quite obstropulous; no getting any food into your mouth but by force.

1858 R. M. Ballantyne Coral Island xxv. 309 He left her to think about it, sayin' he'd be back in six months or so, when he hoped she wouldn't be so obstropolous.

1893 R. L. Stevenson Island Nights' Entertainm. 91 You're a low, obstropulous fellow, Sah.

1926 C. Mackenzie Fairy Gold ix. 88 Well, sir, one of your men got a bit obstropulous and there was a bit of a set to.

1977 Yankee Jan. 73 But if you're really upstropolis you might muckle a hold on the scruff of his neck and hist him.

†2. = obstreperous adj. 1. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [adjective] > loud or angry

loud-mouthed1602

loud-tongued1622

blusterous1663

loudmouth1668

noisy1675

obstropolous1748

loud-spoken1882

megaphoning1901

chopsy1974

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or shout (loudness) > [adjective] > shouting

belching1581

shouting1601

bawling1603

vociferant1609

vociferous?1611

vociferatinga1625

obstropolous1748

slogan-shouting1940

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or shout (loudness) > [adjective] > outcry or clamour

crying1398

clamorous1526

wrangling1551

blatant1656

obstropolous1748

1748 T. Smollett Roderick Random I. viii. 56 I heard him very obstropulous in his sleep.

Derivatives

† obstropolously adv. Obsolete in a noisy, unruly manner.

ΚΠ

1807 in S. White Stories of Freedom Black N.Y. (2002) i. 20 Reveste Chaux claimed that her slave Jane had not only ‘lately behaved herself very obstropulously’, refusing ‘to obey [her] lawful commands’, but that in early May 1807 Jane had also shoved and jostled her, laying ‘violent hands’ on her.

1824 J. Wight Mornings at Bow St. 155 They were forthwith conveyed to the watch-house, and there they conducted themselves so ‘obstropolously’, that the constable of the night found it necessary to have them put down below.

1867 J. W. De Forest Miss Ravenel's Conversion xix. 273 When I scold him for his worthlessness, he laughs most obstropolously.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	obstropolous
释义	obstropolousadj. Brit. /əbˈstrɒp(ə)ləs/, /ɒbˈstrɒp(ə)ləs/, U.S. /ɑbˈstrɑp(ə)ləs/ Forms: 1700s abstropolous, 1700s obstrepolous, 1700s obstrepulous, 1700s–1800s obstropalous, 1700s–1800s obstropolous, 1700s–1800s obstropulous, 1800s obstreperlous; English regional 1800s obstrop'lous, 1800s– obsthropalus, 1800s– obstropilous, 1800s– obstroplus, 1800s– obstropolous, 1800s– obstropolus, 1800s– obstroppelus, 1800s– obstroppulus, 1800s– obstropulous, 1800s– opstropolous, 1900s– obstropalous; U.S. regional 1700s upstroppelous, 1800s obstropelous, 1800s obstropulous, 1800s– obstropolous, 1900s– upstropolis; also Scottish 1800s obstrapulous, 1800s obstropalous; also Irish English 1800s obstropulous. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: obstreperous adj. Etymology: Humorous alteration of obstreperous adj. Compare obstropolos n. Chiefly humorous and regional. Now rare. 1. = obstreperous adj. 2. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > unruliness > [adjective] wildc1000 unthewedc1175 wanton?a1300 rabbisha1387 irregular1395 inordinate1398 unruly1400 misgoverned?a1425 misruled?a1425 misruly?a1425 unruleful1439 seditious1447 rulelessc1460 turbulous1527 undaunted1533 turbulent1538 unordinate1561 rowsey1565 misorderlya1568 disruly1570 rabbling1575 disorderous1579 irregulate1579 disorderly1585 break-dance1587 willyart?1590 unguided1600 inorderly1606 anarchial1609 irregulousa1616 unmasterlya1623 uncomposed1631 obstreperous1641 disriegled1657 ranting1658 rantipole1660 reuling1691 shandy1691 rumblegarie1722 randy1723 obstropolous1727 wanruly1773 polrumptious1787 ree-raw1800 rambunctious1830 roid1874 unordered1929 rogue1948 the mind > attention and judgement > testing > debate, disputation, argument > controversy, dispute, argument > [adjective] > engaging in controversy, disputatious unpeaceablec1384 disputative1579 disputablea1616 disputeful1631 controversial1638 controversal1641 obstreperous1641 contradictive1643 disputing1645 controverting1646 chop-logicala1652 disputatious1660 argumentative1667 argumentive1668 disputant1671 contradictiousa1677 disceptatious1682 obstropolous1727 disceptatorial1821 contradictory1891 backtalking1938 1727 P. Longueville Hermit 105 Fearing she would grow obstrepulous, they each of 'em took hold of one of her Arms. 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa VII. lix. 214 It was a shame to manhood, for a man, who had served twenty and twenty women as bad or worse,..should give himself such obstropulous airs. 1773 O. Goldsmith She stoops to Conquer iii. 61 I'm sure you did not treat Miss Hardcastle..in this obstropalous manner. 1806 T. S. Surr Winter in London III. i. 5 You have been quite obstropulous; no getting any food into your mouth but by force. 1858 R. M. Ballantyne Coral Island xxv. 309 He left her to think about it, sayin' he'd be back in six months or so, when he hoped she wouldn't be so obstropolous. 1893 R. L. Stevenson Island Nights' Entertainm. 91 You're a low, obstropulous fellow, Sah. 1926 C. Mackenzie Fairy Gold ix. 88 Well, sir, one of your men got a bit obstropulous and there was a bit of a set to. 1977 Yankee Jan. 73 But if you're really upstropolis you might muckle a hold on the scruff of his neck and hist him. †2. = obstreperous adj. 1. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > manner of speaking > [adjective] > loud or angry loud-mouthed1602 loud-tongued1622 blusterous1663 loudmouth1668 noisy1675 obstropolous1748 loud-spoken1882 megaphoning1901 chopsy1974 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or shout (loudness) > [adjective] > shouting belching1581 shouting1601 bawling1603 vociferant1609 vociferous?1611 vociferatinga1625 obstropolous1748 slogan-shouting1940 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or shout (loudness) > [adjective] > outcry or clamour crying1398 clamorous1526 wrangling1551 blatant1656 obstropolous1748 1748 T. Smollett Roderick Random I. viii. 56 I heard him very obstropulous in his sleep. Derivatives † obstropolously adv. Obsolete in a noisy, unruly manner. ΚΠ 1807 in S. White Stories of Freedom Black N.Y. (2002) i. 20 Reveste Chaux claimed that her slave Jane had not only ‘lately behaved herself very obstropulously’, refusing ‘to obey [her] lawful commands’, but that in early May 1807 Jane had also shoved and jostled her, laying ‘violent hands’ on her. 1824 J. Wight Mornings at Bow St. 155 They were forthwith conveyed to the watch-house, and there they conducted themselves so ‘obstropolously’, that the constable of the night found it necessary to have them put down below. 1867 J. W. De Forest Miss Ravenel's Conversion xix. 273 When I scold him for his worthlessness, he laughs most obstropolously. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1727
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