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robustious

American  
[roh-buhs-chuhs] / roʊˈbʌs tʃəs /

adjective

  1. rough, rude, or boisterous.

  2. robust, strong, or stout.

robustious British  
/ rəʊˈbʌstʃəs /

adjective

  1. rough; boisterous

  2. strong, robust, or stout

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Other Word Forms

  • robustiously adverb
  • robustiousness noun

Etymology

Origin of robustious

First recorded in 1540–50; robust + -ious

Vocabulary lists containing robustious

"The Tragedy of Hamlet," Vocabulary from Act 3

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Example Sentences

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Author Morley, smiling, robustious, pensive, was present as master of ceremonies.

From Time Magazine Archive

"A railroad," Canadian National's robustious Sir Henry Worth Thornton has said time & again, "is never finished."

From Time Magazine Archive

Three Oranges is certainly the broadest burlesque ever set on an opera stage, and the richest fun ever made out of grand opera's robustious airs.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last week, with a robustious performance of Rigoletto, the Rome Opera's 1949 summer season came to a close.

From Time Magazine Archive

The "rough, raging, roaring, roystering, robustious rascal" side of him, and the description is not mine but taken from an extant document, had long been filling up.

From The Black Colonel by Milne, James

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