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rambunctious

English

Etymology

A variant of rumbustious (boisterous and unruly).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /?æm?b??(k)??s/
  • Hyphenation: ram?bunct?ious

Adjective

rambunctious (comparative more rambunctious, superlative most rambunctious)

  1. (chiefly US, informal) Boisterous, energetic, noisy, and difficult to control.
    Synonyms: (slang) hyphy, robustious, rumbustious, (Northern England, Scotland) shandy, unruly, wild

Alternative forms

  • rambunxious (rare)
  • rumbunctious

Derived terms

  • rambunction (nonstandard)
  • rambunctiously
  • rambunctiousness

Translations

See also

  • ornery

References

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robustious

English

Etymology

robust +? -ious

Adjective

robustious (comparative more robustious, superlative most robustious)

  1. boisterous

Related terms

  • rambunctious
  • robustiously
  • robustiousness
  • rumbustious

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