BOISTEROUSLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does boisterously mean? 

• BOISTEROUSLY (adverb)
  The adverb BOISTEROUSLY has 1 sense:

1. in a carefree manner

  Familiarity information: BOISTEROUSLY used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BOISTEROUSLY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In a carefree manner

Synonyms:

boisterously; rollickingly

Context example:

she was rollickingly happy

Pertainym:

boisterous (full of rough and exuberant animal spirits)

 Context examples 

With many compliments to them, and much self-gratulation on the prospect of a connection between the houses, he unfolded the matter—to an audience not merely wondering, but incredulous; for Mrs. Bennet, with more perseverance than politeness, protested he must be entirely mistaken; and Lydia, always unguarded and often uncivil, boisterously exclaimed: Good Lord! Sir William, how can you tell such a story?

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

"Plenty of gas," said Tom boisterously. He looked at the gauge. "And if it runs out I can stop at a drug store. You can buy anything at a drug store nowadays."

(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)