About The Word Roister
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Roister
Roister Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Roister?
[v] engage in boisterous, drunken merry-making; "They were out carousing last night"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Roister: carouse | riot Related Terms | Find terms related to Roister: See Also | jollify | make happy | make merry | make whoopie | racket | revel | wassail | whoop it up Roister In Webster's Dictionary \Roist"er\, v. i. [Probably fr. F. rustre boor, a clown,
clownish, fr. L. rustucus rustic. See {Rustic}.]
To bluster; to swagger; to bully; to be bold, noisy,
vaunting, or turbulent.
I have a roisting challenge sent amongst The dull and
factious nobles of the Greeks. --Shak.
\Roist"er\, n. See {Roisterer}. |
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