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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

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rowdy

English

Alternative forms

  • rowdie

Etymology

Possibly from row (noisy argument).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /??a?di/
  • Rhymes: -a?di

Adjective

rowdy (comparative rowdier, superlative rowdiest)

  1. Loud and disorderly; riotous; boisterous.

Synonyms

  • unruly
  • disorderly

Derived terms

  • rowdily
  • rowdiness
  • rowdyism

Translations

Noun

rowdy (plural rowdies)

  1. A boisterous person; a brawler.

Synonyms

  • brawler
  • ruffian

Translations

Descendants

  • ? German: Rowdy

Anagrams

  • dowry, wordy

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