robustious
rough, rude, or boisterous.
robust, strong, or stout.
Origin of robustious
1Other words from robustious
- ro·bus·tious·ly, adverb
Words Nearby robustious
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How to use robustious in a sentence
Beautiful silence; and so soon as this robustious rain takes off, I am to drink of it again by oceanfuls.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) | Robert Louis StevensonHe was a delicate youth, I take it, and willingly slunk from the robustious winter to an inn fire-side.
Edinburgh | Robert Louis StevensonTo me she looks kindly and not a bit unintelligent, a rather fine specimen of the robustious modern young woman.
A Top-Floor Idyl | George van SchaickActors at that time were often robustious, periwig-pated fellows who sawed the air with their hands and tore a passion to tatters.
The Theory of the Theatre | Clayton HamiltonHad not the Deacon ranked him in the robustious great company of Burns!
The House with the Green Shutters | George Douglas Brown
British Dictionary definitions for robustious
/ (rəʊˈbʌstʃəs) /
rough; boisterous
strong, robust, or stout
Derived forms of robustious
- robustiously, adverb
- robustiousness, noun
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