Wordie: Obstreperous: Comments

Comment by ladyphlogiston, about 1 month ago

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 20:18:39 +0000

There's a guy I know who practically defines this word...I gave him a T-shirt with "obstreperous" written across the chest and he loves it

More to the point, we used this a lot growing up. My boyfriend was always amused to hear my little sister (five years old or so) telling the dog to "stop being obstreperous!"

Comment by hildjj, about 1 month ago

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:05:46 +0000

Heard on CarTalk #0822.

Comment by toodreamy, 6 months ago

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:00:52 +0000

The book about the naughty kite, by Ted Greenwood was called "Obstreperous". It is always in demand by readers who loved it as a child.

Comment by kewpid, 11 months ago

Mon, 17 Sep 2007 00:28:40 +0000

Unruly or difficult to control

Comment by fitzage, about 1 year ago

Fri, 23 Feb 2007 15:09:58 +0000

I've loved this word ever since my college roommate introduced me to it 7 or 8 years ago.

Comment by liu_xing, about 1 year ago

Tue, 23 Jan 2007 15:50:54 +0000

(not as impressive as Joyce, unfortunately)

Comment by liu_xing, about 1 year ago

Tue, 23 Jan 2007 15:50:39 +0000

I have a feeling I first saw this word in a kid's book about a naughty kite. Anyone remember that one?

Sighting of this word today...

Tue, 23 Jan 2007 07:36:43 +0000

I saw this word for the first time ever today in a Boston Globe article.

Comment by brtom, about 1 year ago

Sat, 13 Jan 2007 21:56:41 +0000

"Of course his infant majesty was most obstreperous at such toilet formalities and he let everyone know it ..."
Joyce, Ulysses, 13