adj
Meaning 1
Tending to bluster.
Blowing in loud and abrupt bursts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: blustery, gusty
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
blusterous
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/ˈblʌst(ə)ɹəs/
adj
Meaning 2
Tending to bluster.
Accompanied by strong wind.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: blowy, blustery, breezy, squally, stormy, tempestuous, windy
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Tending to bluster.
Pompous or arrogant, especially in one's speech; given to outbursts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: blustering, blustery, swaggering
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 4
Tending to bluster.
Characterized by strong or violent emotion; not calm, stable or orderly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- 1906, Evelyn Beatrice Hall (as S. G. Tallentyre), The Friends of Voltaire, London: John Murray, Chapter 4, p. 98, Victor had already plunged into that blusterous, incontinent life which was to bring ruin to his own family [...]
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: stormy, tempestuous, turbulent
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
blowing in violent and abrupt bursts
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- blustering (or blusterous) winds of Patagonia
- a cold blustery day
- a gusty storm with strong sudden rushes of wind
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: blustering(a), blustery
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English bluster Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English blusterous From bluster + -ous.