ram|bunc´tious|ness

ram|bunc´tious|ness
ram|bunc|tious «ram BUHNGK shuhs», adjective. U.S. Informal.
1. wild and uncontrollable; unruly: »

Ever since she got out of college she's been too rambunctious to live with (Sinclair Lewis).

2. noisy and violent; boisterous: »

The gay rambunctious story revolves around a happy-go-lucky boy and two pretty girls on a spree (Times of India).

[American English, earlier rambustious, perhaps < ram, verb + robustious, or variant of bumptious]
ram|bunc´tious|ness, noun.

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  • ram|bunc|tious — «ram BUHNGK shuhs», adjective. U.S. Informal. 1. wild and uncontrollable; unruly: »Ever since she got out of college she s been too rambunctious to live with (Sinclair Lewis). 2. noisy and violent; boisterous: »The gay rambunctious story revolves …   Useful english dictionary

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • bunc — ram·bunc·tious; ram·bunc·tious·ly; ram·bunc·tious·ness; …   English syllables

  • tious — ab·sten·tious; ad·sci·ti·tious; ad·scrip·ti·tious; ad·ven·ti·tious; ad·ven·ti·tious·ly; ad·ven·ti·tious·ness; am·bi·tious; ap·pe·ti·tious; ar·ti·fac·ti·tious; as·ci·ti·tious; as·sump·tious; bump·tious; cap·tious; cap·tious·ly; car·nap·tious;… …   English syllables

  • ram — ai·ram·po; ava·ram; bai·ram; band·ke·ram·ik; ce·ram·al; ce·ram·i·a·ce·ae; ce·ram·i·a·les; ce·ram·i·cite; ce·ram·ist; ce·ram·i·um; chak·ram; co·ram; di·o·ram·ic; di·sul·fi·ram; fo·ram·i·nal; fo·ram·i·nate; fo·ram·i·nif·era; fo·ram·i·nif·er·al;… …   English syllables

  • rambunctiousness — ram·bunc·tious·ness …   English syllables

  • rambunctious — ram•bunc•tious [[t]ræmˈbʌŋk ʃəs[/t]] adj. 1) difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous 2) turbulently active and noisy • Etymology: 1820–30, amer. ram•bunc′tious•ly, adv. ram•bunc′tious•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

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