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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Rowdy/Raucous/Boisterous
There are five people outside my door who are very noisy and are getting into arguments with each other. Can I use the words "rowdy", "raucous" and "boisterous" to describe them?
If the people were just noisy and swearing, could I use those words to describe them?
Also, one night, I went to a bar and the lady next to me, who was very drunk and loud, turned to me and said "I was at the bar first." angrily. I thought she might have an argument with me or even hit me. Can I use those 3 words to describe her?
Thank you.
If the people were just noisy and swearing, could I use those words to describe them?
Also, one night, I went to a bar and the lady next to me, who was very drunk and loud, turned to me and said "I was at the bar first." angrily. I thought she might have an argument with me or even hit me. Can I use those 3 words to describe her?
Thank you.
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Boisterous is often used in good humor: children we adore are often boisterous. Rowdy has to do with behavior while raucous has to do with sustained noise. So the people outside your door are probably rowdy and raucous, but the lady in the bar is just loud or rude.
- Boisterous is often used in good humor: children we adore are often boisterous.
- Rowdy has to do with behavior while raucous has to do with sustained noise.
- So the people outside your door are probably rowdy and raucous, but the lady in the bar is just loud or rude.
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Boisterous is often used in good humor: children we adore are often boisterous.
Rowdy has to do with behavior while raucous has to do with sustained noise.
So the people outside your door are probably rowdy and raucous, but the lady in the bar is just loud or rude.
Rowdy has to do with behavior while raucous has to do with sustained noise.
So the people outside your door are probably rowdy and raucous, but the lady in the bar is just loud or rude.
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Thank you, Mister Macawber.
I typed "rowdy" into word and "raucous" and boiseterous" come up as synonyms. I thought they
I typed "rowdy" into word and "raucous" and boiseterous" come up as synonyms. I thought they00
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Rowdy - rude oafish people (troublemakers)
Raucous - sharp strident noise
Boisterous - lively/wild behaviour
Raucous - sharp strident noise
Boisterous - lively/wild behaviour
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Thanks, chochik.Sorry, Mister MaCawber, I didn't undertstand your explanation properly. When I looked at the thesauraus, it made out that the words meant the same thing.
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When I looked at the thesauraus, it made out that the words meant the same thing.-- Just keep in mind that almost all 'synonyms' have their similarities and their differences; otherwise, we would have just one word instead of three.
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