obstreperous

<font size="-1" face="arial, helvetica"> <p> <strong> <font color="#000066">Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 15, 2021 is:</font> </strong> </p> <p> <strong>obstreperous</strong> &#149; \ub-STREP-uh-rus\&nbsp; &#149; <em>adjective</em><br /> <p><strong>1 :</strong> marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness <strong>:</strong> <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clamorous">clamorous</a></p> <p><strong>2 :</strong> stubbornly resistant to control <strong>:</strong> <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unruly">unruly</a></p> </p> <p> <strong>Examples:</strong><br /> <p>"Throughout a long career, [Lawrence Ferlinghetti] showed courage, taste and willingness to put up with sometimes <em>obstreperous</em> writers for the sake of literature. He first won widespread renown by publishing Allen Ginsberg's 'Howl' and defending the book in a court case in 1957 when it was declared obscene." — <a href="https://forward.com/culture/464675/the-jewish-visionary-who-defended-allen-ginsberg-and-warned-of-trumps/">Benjamin Ivry, <em>The Forward</em> (New York), 24 Feb. 2021</a></p> <p>"In Hollywood, [Eugene DeMarco had] gained renown as a <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barnstorming">barnstorming</a> stunt pilot in films and commercials.... Within the small but global community of antique-aviation buffs, he continues to be held in awe, considered by many to be the most accomplished flier of dangerously <em>obstreperous</em> World War I airplanes." — <a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2021/01/peter-jackson-and-the-airplane-thief">Marc Wortman, <em>Vanity Fair</em>, March 2021</a></p> </p> <p> <strong>Did you know?</strong><br /> <p>The handy Latin prefix <em>ob-</em>, meaning "in the way," "against," or "toward," occurs in many Latin and English words. <em>Obstreperous</em> comes from <em>ob-</em> plus <em>strepere</em>, a verb meaning "to make a noise," so someone who is obstreperous can be thought of as l