Blusterous
/ˈblʌs.tə.rəs/noun
Noisy, swaggering, or full of aggressive talk or wind.
Did you know?Its core comes from an old Germanic wind-word, and English later used it for people who puff themselves up with loud, boastful force.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*blust-
“blast, gust, blowing”
Old English
OE
blǣst
“a blast or blowing”
Middle English
ME
blusteren
“to blow noisily; to storm; to talk noisily”
Early Modern English
English
blustery
“blowing in gusts; noisy and swaggering”
Modern English
English
blusterous
“boisterous, noisy, and swaggering”