rumbustiousness

Definition of rumbustiousnessnext
chiefly British
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Noun
  • The show’s presentation has also stepped up its game with a mix of realistic background design and outsize expressions that capture Marin’s boisterousness and Gojo’s nervousness.
    Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • The song ends with a spoken-word segment, Allen’s crestfallen comments from her side of the call, which live on stage introduced a rowdiness to its story.
    Peter Larsen, Daily News, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Crews often found release in rowdiness, camaraderie, practical jokes, and the inevitable coping mechanisms of drink and drugs.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
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
  • His natural rambunctiousness is something that plays nicely into this rivalry.
    Josh Yohe, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Here opposites — classy and brassy — are distractions, with odd-couple joking substituting for something more substantial.
    Frank Rizzo, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
  • There was none of the usual laughing and joking.
    Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • This conception of dance music as channeling an elevated presence of mind in an unbound flow state (or whatever) is both galaxy-brained and complete nonsense.
    Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 1 May 2026
  • During the Iraq War, the popular narrative was that our heroic soldiers and marines were going in to liberate the people, free women, and topple a brutal dictator—the same nonsense we are fed now about Iran.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Rumbustiousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rumbustiousness. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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