Word of the Day for Wednesday January 14, 2004
obstreperous \uhb-STREP-uhr-uhs; ob-\, adjective:
1. Noisily and stubbornly defiant; unruly.
2. Noisy, clamorous, or boisterous.
On ons, 2004-12-01 at 18:44 -0600, Jan Depner wrote:
That's the word of the day. Tomorrow we'll
try obsequious ;-)
Jan
On Wed, 2004-12-01 at 18:18, Fons Adriaensen wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 01, 2004 at 06:12:40PM -0600, Jan Depner wrote:
>
> > I also asked you to not be so obstreperous in your posts.
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>
> I really love the sound of that word, but it will cost me
> a new dictionary.
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=obsequious