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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 ob·strep·er·ous /əbˈstrɛp(ə)rəs, ɑb-/
 (a.)吵鬧的,諠囂的,亂鬧的,任性的

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Ob·strep·er·ous a.
 1. Attended by, or making, a loud and tumultuous noise; clamorous; noisy; vociferous. “The obstreperous city.” --Wordsworth. “Obstreperous approbation.”   --Addison.
    Beating the air with their obstreperous beaks.   --B. Jonson.
 -- Ob*strep*er*ous*ly, adv. -- Ob*strep*er*ous*ness, n.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 obstreperous
      adj 1: noisily and stubbornly defiant; "obstreperous boys"
      2: boisterously and noisily aggressive; "kept up an
         obstreperous clamor"