rumbustious

rum·bus·tious

adj \ˌrəm-ˈbəs-chəs\

Definition of RUMBUSTIOUS

chiefly British

: rambunctious

— rum·bus·tious·ly adverb, chiefly British

— rum·bus·tious·ness noun, chiefly British

Examples of RUMBUSTIOUS

1. <while American university debates tend to be sedate affairs, their counterparts in Oxford are wholeheartedly rumbustious>

Origin of RUMBUSTIOUS

alteration of robustious

First Known Use: 1778

Related to RUMBUSTIOUS

Synonyms: hell-raising, knockabout, rambunctious, raucous, robustious, roisterous, rollicking, rowdy, boisterous [chiefly British]

Antonyms: orderly

Related Words: callithumpian, carnival, carnivalesque, larrikin [chiefly Australian], raffish, rampageous, raucous, riotous, rowdyish, ruffianly; stormy, tempestuous, turbulent, violent; headstrong, intractable, obstreperous, recalcitrant, uncontrollable, uncontrolled, undisciplined, ungovernable, uninhibited, unmanageable, unreserved, unrestrained, unruly, wild, willful (or wilful); bubbly, buoyant, effervescent, exuberant, high-spirited, impassioned, lively, sprightly, vivacious; clamorous, loudmouthed, noisy, openmouthed, rackety, strident, vociferous; howling, screaming, yelling

Near Antonyms: sedate, sober, solemn, somber (or sombre), staid; decorous, dignified, proper, seemly; calm, hushed, noiseless, peaceful, placid, quiet, restrained, serene, silent, soundless, tranquil; collected, composed, constrained, controlled, imperturbable, inhibited, repressed, self-controlled, unflappable, unruffled; moderate, reasonable, subdued, temperate; impassive, phlegmatic, stoic (or stoical), stolid; depressed; aloof, detached, indifferent

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