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Roister vs Rollick - What's the difference?

roister | rollick |

As verbs the difference between roister and rollick

is that roister is to engage in noisy, drunken, or riotous behavior while rollick is to behave in a playful or carefree manner; to frolic or romp.

As a noun roister

is (archaic) a roisterer.

roister

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To engage in noisy, drunken, or riotous behavior.
  • * 1898 , , (Moonfleet) Chapter 4
    • Then Elzevir cried out angrily, 'Silence. Are you mad, or has the liquor mastered you? Are you Revenue-men that you dare shout and roister ? or contrabandiers with the lugger in the offing, and your life in your hand. You make noise enough to wake folk in Moonfleet from their beds.'
  • To walk with a swaying motion.

    • Synonyms

    * carouse, revel, riot * (walk with a swaying motion) swagger

    Derived terms

    * roisterer * roisterous * roisterously

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (archaic) A roisterer.
  • * 1839 , The New Monthly Magazine (page 411)
    • The youth who had joined the roisters , was apparently about eighteen

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    rollick

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To behave in a playful or carefree manner; to frolic or romp

    • Derived terms

    * rollicker * rollicking

    References