rambunctious
ram·bunc·tious
adjective \ram-ˈbəŋk-shəs\Definition of RAMBUNCTIOUS
: marked by uncontrollable exuberance : unruly
— ram·bunc·tious·ly adverb
— ram·bunc·tious·ness noun
Examples of RAMBUNCTIOUS
- <that beach is often taken over by packs of rambunctious young people, so don't go there expecting peace and quiet>
Origin of RAMBUNCTIOUS
probably alteration of rumbustious
First Known Use: 1830
Related to RAMBUNCTIOUS
- Synonyms
- hell-raising, knockabout, boisterous, raucous, robustious, roisterous, rollicking, rowdy, rumbustious [chiefly British]
- Antonyms
- orderly
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