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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
OUTSTRAPALOUS, adj. Also -polous; ootstreepolis. Sc. variants (gen. humorous) of Eng. obstreperous, rowdy, out-of-hand, altered after Out- (Ayr. 1821 Galt Annals i., Entail xi.; Abd. 1880 W. Robbie Glendornie ii., ootstrepolis).
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"Outstrapalous adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 2 May 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/outstrapalous>
