Obstropulous
//ɒbˈstɹɒp.jʊl.əs// adj, slang
adj, slang ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Synonym of obstreperous. UK, obsolete, slang
"And you know, Jack (as we told him, moreover), that it was a shame to manhood, for a man, who had served twenty and twenty women as bad or worse, let him have served Miss Harlowe never so bad, should give himself such obstropulous airs, because she would die […]"
Synonyms
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More examples"And you know, Jack (as we told him, moreover), that it was a shame to manhood, for a man, who had served twenty and twenty women as bad or worse, let him have served Miss Harlowe never so bad, should give himself such obstropulous airs, because she would die […]"
Etymology
Modification of obstreperous after words ending in -ulous.
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