roist

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/ˈɹɔɪst/

verb

To roister.

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Meanings

verbroist (third-person singular simple present roists, present participle roisting, simple past and past participle roisted)

present singular third person roists · participle present roisting · participle past roisted · past roisted

  1. archaicintransitiveTo roister.

    I have a roisting challenge sent amongst The dull and factious nobles of the Greeks Will strike amazement to their drowsy spirits.

    c. 1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Troylus and Cressida”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii]

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with roist

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Anagrams

Risto
Cite this entry
APA

roist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roist

MLA

“roist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “roist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/roist.

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