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rambunctious
[ ram-buhngk-shuhs ]
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.
rambunctious
/ ræmˈbʌŋkʃəs /
adjective
- informal.boisterous; unruly
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Derived Forms
- ramˈbunctiousness, noun
- ramˈbunctiously, adverb
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Other Words From
- ram·bunctious·ly adverb
- ram·bunctious·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of rambunctious1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of rambunctious1
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Example Sentences
Coming in at 1,496,070 likes, the most popular Instagram of the year belongs to that rambunctious singing man-child Justin Bieber.
Was this as a rehabilitation of a man best known for his rambunctious disdain for Arabs, particularly Palestinians?
But Gardner would never have sent one-of-a-kind, fragile plates to the rambunctious little “sprite” of the White House.
The assembly has gained a reputation for being rambunctious, as political rivalries play out behind closed doors.
He swept into power as a rambunctious, self-styled revolutionary, ending a 40-year drought for House Republicans.
There had been no cowboys watching the steers, for the corral had always been strong enough to hold the most rambunctious.
She was so strong in the wrists and fingers that she could hold them when they were rambunctious.
"Just back from the city, and more rambunctious than ever," said Mrs. Hewitt briskly.
Wraiths now have a rambunctious vitality and self-assurance that are astonishing.
There seemed to be more than twenty of them; that, though, was due to the flitting movements of their rambunctious forms.
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