rumbustious

[ruhm-buhs-chuhs]

adjective

Chiefly British.

1. rambunctious.

rumbustious

/ rʌmˈbʌstjəs /

adjective

1. boisterous or unruly

Other Word Forms

• rumbustiously adverb
• rumbustiousness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of rumbustious¹

1775–80; probably variant of robustious

Word History and Origins

Origin of rumbustious¹

C18: probably a variant of _robustious

Example Sentences

Instead, the home favourite Bob MacIntyre rumbustiously celebrated the biggest win of his career, profiting from a fortunate drop on the 16th and inspired play down the rest of the stretch to pip Adam Scott.

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One described his management style as "rumbustious", sometimes shouting at colleagues - either a "bulldog" or a "bully", depending on which side you were on; the other source agreed.

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Like rumbustious Walt Whitman, “The Heart of American Poetry” is large and contains multitudes, being part “Song of Myself” and part July Fourth celebration.

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Appropriately, then, Lovell’s translation carries a foreword by Gene Luen Yang, MacArthur-Award-winning author of the graphic novel “American Born Chinese,” which draws on this rumbustious fantasy.

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For centuries, it has also been a day for rumbustious "football" matches with loose rules, limitless participants and - in some cases - outright violence.

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Related Words

• boisterous 
• fierce 
• hectic 
• raucous 
• riotous 
• stormy 
• turbulent 
• violent