robustious
Americanadjective
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rough; boisterous
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strong, robust, or stout
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"A railroad," Canadian National's robustious Sir Henry Worth Thornton has said time & again, "is never finished."
From Time Magazine Archive
After flitting into Britain to plug one of her movies, robustious Jayne Mansfield ran afoul of an unchivalrous lensman, emerged on film as a cow in leopard's clothing.
From Time Magazine Archive
Author Morley, smiling, robustious, pensive, was present as master of ceremonies.
From Time Magazine Archive
But with a gobbet of chewing gum, Broadway's robustious Al Trahan stopped the show, rocked the Palladium with mighty mirth and convulsed the Royal Party.
From Time Magazine Archive
To me she looks kindly and not a bit unintelligent, a rather fine specimen of the robustious modern young woman.
From A Top-Floor Idyl by Van Schaick, George
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