The noun form of "obstropulous" — itself a folk-dialect variant of "obstreperous" (meaning noisy, unruly, and difficult to deal with).
The noun form of "obstropulous" — itself a folk-dialect variant of "obstreperous" (meaning noisy, unruly, and difficult to deal with). Obstropulousness describes the quality of being loud, bolshy, and generally a pain to handle. It's the kind of word that sounds more impressive than it is, which makes it perfect for describing someone who's kicking up a fuss. The "obstropulous" family of words exists in regional British and Australian dialects as a humorous, slightly garbled version of the standard term.
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(US, regional, dated) obstinate.
The act of objecting.
The trait of being taciturn.
Obstinacious is a dated American regional variant of 'obstinate', meaning stubbornly persistent in refusing to change one's position or comply with requests. It appears to blend 'obstinate' with the '-acious' suffix pattern seen in words like 'tenacious' or 'audacious', perhaps under folk influence. The word is not standard in modern American English and would read as archaic, humorous, or dialectal to most contemporary speakers. It belongs to the tradition of expressive American folk vocabulary rather than formal usage.
The sheer obstropulousness of that customer had the whole queue rolling their eyes.
The quality of being obstropulous.