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robustious

[ roh-buhs-chuhs ]

adjective

  1. rough, rude, or boisterous.
  2. robust, strong, or stout.


robustious

/ rəʊˈbʌstʃəs /

adjective

  1. rough; boisterous
  2. strong, robust, or stout


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Derived Forms

  • roˈbustiousness, noun
  • roˈbustiously, adverb

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Other Words From

  • ro·bustious·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of robustious1

First recorded in 1540–50; robust + -ious

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Example Sentences

Beautiful silence; and so soon as this robustious rain takes off, I am to drink of it again by oceanfuls.

He was a delicate youth, I take it, and willingly slunk from the robustious winter to an inn fire-side.

To me she looks kindly and not a bit unintelligent, a rather fine specimen of the robustious modern young woman.

Actors at that time were often robustious, periwig-pated fellows who sawed the air with their hands and tore a passion to tatters.

Had not the Deacon ranked him in the robustious great company of Burns!

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