rumbustiousness

chiefly British

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rumbustiousness
Noun
  • With pints sometimes clocking in at under a single British pound (around $1.25), and pitchers of cocktails served at two for £15 (under $19), Wetherspoons can become honeypots for irresponsible drinking and rowdyism.
    Will Noble, CNN, 23 Nov. 2024
  • Could bowling alleys and arcades in malls pose significant problems with rowdyism?
    Rick Romell, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2018
Noun
  • All of this exploring and staying open and slow-burn nonsense left us with half the villa coupled up but stagnant — unwilling to stray but unwilling to grow — and the other half hopelessly single.
    Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 25 June 2025
  • Despite the great Roger Ebert’s own glowing review, many of his contemporaries couldn’t all see of its greatness, with many dismissing it as nonsense or mere shock entertainment.
    Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
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“Rumbustiousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rumbustiousness. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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