different between roisterously vs roister
roisterously
English
Etymology
roisterous +? -ly
Adverb
roisterously (comparative more roisterously, superlative most roisterously)
- In a roisterous way.
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roister
English
Etymology
From Old French rustre, from Latin rusticus. Doublet of rustic.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /????st?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /????st?/
- Rhymes: -??st?(?)
- Hyphenation: roist?er
Verb
roister (third-person singular simple present roisters, present participle roistering, simple past and past participle roistered)
- (intransitive) To engage in noisy, drunken, or riotous behaviour.
- Synonyms: carouse, revel, riot
- 1898, J. Meade Falkner, Moonfleet Chapter 4
- Then Elzevir cried out angrily, 'Silence. Are you mad, or has the liquor mastered you? Are you Revenue-men that you dare shout and roister? or contrabandiers with the lugger in the offing, and your life in your hand. You make noise enough to wake folk in Moonfleet from their beds.'
- (intransitive) To walk with a swaying motion.
- Synonym: swagger
Alternative forms
- royster (archaic)
Derived terms
- roisterer
- roisterous
- roisterously
Noun
roister (plural roisters)
- (archaic) A roisterer.
- 1839, The New Monthly Magazine (page 411)
- The youth who had joined the roisters, was apparently about eighteen […]
- 1839, The New Monthly Magazine (page 411)
Alternative forms
- royster (archaic)
Anagrams
- Storrie, Terrios, rioters, storier
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