rambunctious
[ ram-buhngk-shuh s ]
/ ræmˈbʌŋk ʃəs /
adjective
difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
turbulently active and noisy: a social gathering that became rambunctious and out of hand.
Words nearby rambunctious
rambler, rambling, rambo, ramboesque, rambouillet, rambunctious, rambutan, ramc, rameau, ramekin, ramen
Origin of rambunctious
An Americanism dating back to 1820–30; origin uncertain
OTHER WORDS FROM rambunctious
ram·bunc·tious·ly, adverbram·bunc·tious·ness, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for rambunctious
rambunctious
/ (ræmˈbʌŋkʃəs) /
adjective
informal boisterous; unruly
Derived forms of rambunctious
rambunctiously, adverbrambunctiousness, nounWord Origin for rambunctious
C19: probably from Icelandic ram- (intensifying prefix) + -bunctious, from bumptious
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