roister
[verb]
Synonyms: revel, carouse, frolic, hell, riot, spree, wassail

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roister noun. ['rɔɪstǝ] arch. M16.
[Old & mod. French rustre ruffian, alt. of ruste, from Latin rusticus RUSTIC.]
A roisterer. Also roister-doister.

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roister verb intrans. ['rɔɪstǝ] L16.
[from the noun.]
Enjoy oneself noisily or boisterously; behave uproariously; revel.
■ F. Herbert Shouting and roistering like students returning from vacation.

■ roisterer noun a noisy reveller (cf. ROISTER noun) E19.

■ roistering noun (a) the action of the verb; (b) an instance of this, a revel: M19.

■ roistering adjective characterized by or given to noisy revelry, boisterous, uproarious: L16.

■ roisteringly adverb M17.

■ roisterous adjective = roistering adjective L16.

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