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rumbustious
[ ruhm-buhs-chuhs ]
rumbustious
/ rʌmˈbʌstjəs /
adjective
- boisterous or unruly
Derived Forms
- rumˈbustiously, adverb
- rumˈbustiousness, noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of rumbustious1
Word History and Origins
Origin of rumbustious1
Example Sentences
Instead, the home favourite Bob MacIntyre rumbustiously celebrated the biggest win of his career, profiting from a fortunate drop on the 16th and inspired play down the rest of the stretch to pip Adam Scott.
One described his management style as "rumbustious", sometimes shouting at colleagues - either a "bulldog" or a "bully", depending on which side you were on; the other source agreed.
Like rumbustious Walt Whitman, “The Heart of American Poetry” is large and contains multitudes, being part “Song of Myself” and part July Fourth celebration.
Appropriately, then, Lovell’s translation carries a foreword by Gene Luen Yang, MacArthur-Award-winning author of the graphic novel “American Born Chinese,” which draws on this rumbustious fantasy.
For centuries, it has also been a day for rumbustious "football" matches with loose rules, limitless participants and - in some cases - outright violence.
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