rumbustious

[ ruhm-buhs-chuhs ]

adjective

, Chiefly British.

1. rambunctious.

rumbustious

/ rʌmˈbʌstjəs /

adjective

1. boisterous or unruly

Derived Forms

• rumˈbustiously, adverb
• rumˈbustiousness, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of rumbustious¹

1775–80; probably variant of robustious

Word History and Origins

Origin of rumbustious¹

C18: probably a variant of robustious

Example Sentences

Even the rumbustious Foreign Secretary and Deputy Leader George Brown got into the act.

From The Daily Beast

The rumbustious ogre has a hitherto undescribed, but quite imaginable, gap-toothed, beetle-browed ogress of a wife.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• boisterous
• fierce
• hectic
• raucous
• riotous
• stormy
• turbulent
• violent