English → Latin
“boisterous” in Latin
turbulentusstormy, turbulent; unruly, riotousturbiduswild, stormy; muddy, turbid; murky, foggy, clouded, opaqueprocellōsusfull of storms, stormy, procellous, tempestuoustumultuōsusturbulent, restlessviolentusforcible, violent, vehement; impetuous; boisterous
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
boisterous
turbulentus, turbidus, procellosus, tumultuosus, violentus. A boisterous sea, mare procellosum (ever so): mare vi ventorum agitatum atque turbatum (in a single case). Boisterous weather followed, secutae sunt tempestates.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for boisterous?
- The usual Latin words for “boisterous” are turbulentus, turbidus, procellōsus; also tumultuōsus, violentus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.