rumbustiousness

Definition of rumbustiousnessnext
chiefly British

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rumbustiousness
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
  • Fan rowdiness and team expectations on a professional football game day is paired with the expectations National Football League players put on themselves.
    Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2025
  • While growing up, Linville and her twin sister would often go to their aunt Kathy Tyson’s house in West Allis, to escape the rowdiness of having so many brothers and sisters.
    Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
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
  • And that was several weeks before Johnson pulled his shirt off after a statement 24-15 Black Friday victory over the Eagles, some spur-of-the-moment rambunctiousness that activated a free hot dog promotion at The Wiener’s Circle in Chicago.
    Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Cole follows up with a joking request to appear on an interlude on the forthcoming project, then asks whether West could send him a care package of clothes — which West agrees to — before exiting the stage.
    Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 28 Dec. 2025
  • Our poll’s options include a joking reference to Dan Marino.
    Greg Cote December 20, Miami Herald, 20 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • That rule is nonsense — especially with two applicants who pretty clearly spend most of their time in Tallahassee, and two who work in Lakeland.
    Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2026
  • But the residency rule is nonsense.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2026
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“Rumbustiousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rumbustiousness. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.

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