rumbustious

adj.
Uncontrollably exuberant; unruly: "Common to both his illustrations and his independent paintings . . . and lurking below their rumbustious surface, is a sympathy for the vulnerability of the ordinary human being" (Christopher Andreae).

[Probably alteration of ROBUSTIOUS (influenced by RAMBUNCTIOUS).]

rumbustiously rum·bus'tious·ly adv.
rumbustiousness rum·bus'tious·ness n.

(rum-BUS-chuhs)

adjective
Wild; rambunctious.

Etymology
Origin uncertain. Probably both rumbustious and rambunctious are alterations of robustious.

Usage
"As yet another British tourist received a stiff fine yesterday for indecent exposure at an infamous seaside resort on Rhodes, the island's police authorities conferred with regional officials, hoteliers and the British consul on coping with the hordes of rumbustious UK nationals flocking to Greece this summer for booze-fueled holidays." — Rhodes Meeting on Hell-raisers; Kathimerini (Athens, Greece); Aug 22, 2003.

"Lord Salmon added that 'no criticism of a judgment, however vigorous, can amount to contempt of court, providing it keeps within the limits of reasonable courtesy and good faith. The decision here complained of, however rumbustious, however wide of the mark, whether expressed in good taste or in bad taste, seems to me to be well within those limits'." — Stephen Alleyne; The Courts Are Not Beyond Reproach; Barbados Advocate (Bridgetown, Barbados); Aug 20, 2003.

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adj

Definition: boisterous
Antonyms: quiet, restrained

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
  Synonyms: boisterous, rambunctious, robustious, unruly

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - højrøstet, støjende, larmende, vild

Nederlands (Dutch)
uitgelaten

Français (French)
adj. - turbulent, tapageur, chahuteur

Deutsch (German)
adj. - (ugs.) wild

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - σαματατζίδικος, θορυβώδης

Italiano (Italian)
turbolento

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - turbulento

Русский (Russian)
грохочущий, шумный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - bullicioso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - skräning, oregerlig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
喧闹的, 不守规矩的, 欢闹的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 喧鬧的, 不守規矩的, 歡鬧的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 시끄러운, 떠들썩한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 乱暴な, 手に負えない, 騒々しい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) شخص نشيط ملئ بالحيويه بطريقه مرحه ومزعجه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מרעיש, קולני‬

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