Obstreperous

uhb-STRIP-er-uhs (/əbˈstrɛpərəs/)

noisy and difficult to control.

“Who would have thought that this cumbersome, obstreperous garden tool was originally invented for childbirth?”

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to speak or act in an evasive way; to lie or mislead.

by chance; perhaps.

to revoke or cancel an order or command.

feeling unable to be comforted; inconsolable.

obsessively focused on a single subject or idea.

intensely enthusiastic or passionate.