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rum·bus·tious
/
rʌmˈbʌs
tʃəs
/
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[
ruhm-
buhs
-ch
uh
s
]
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adjective
Chiefly British
.
rambunctious
.
Origin:
1775–80; probably variant of
robustious
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rumbustious
(rʌmˈbʌstjəs)
—
adj
boisterous or unruly
[C18: probably a variant of
robustious
]
rum'bustiously
—
adv
rum'bustiousness
—
n
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