ro|bus´tious|ness

ro|bus´tious|ness
ro|bus|tious «roh BUHS chuhs», adjective.
1. rough; rude; boisterous: »

Oh, it offends me to the soul to hear a robustious periwig-pated fellow tear a passion to tatters... (Shakespeare).

ro|bus´tious|ly, adverb.
ro|bus´tious|ness, noun.

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  • ro|bus´tious|ly — ro|bus|tious «roh BUHS chuhs», adjective. 1. rough; rude; boisterous: »Oh, it offends me to the soul to hear a robustious periwig pated fellow tear a passion to tatters... (Shakespeare). 2. robust; strong; stout …   Useful english dictionary

  • ro|bus|tious — «roh BUHS chuhs», adjective. 1. rough; rude; boisterous: »Oh, it offends me to the soul to hear a robustious periwig pated fellow tear a passion to tatters... (Shakespeare). 2. robust; strong; stout …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Robustious — Ro*bus tious, a. [Cf. L. robusteus of oak.] Robust. [Obs. or Humorous] W. Irving. [1913 Webster] In Scotland they had handled the bishops in a more robustious manner. Milton. [1913 Webster] {Ro*bus tious*ly}, adv. {Ro*bus tious*ness}, n. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Robustiously — Robustious Ro*bus tious, a. [Cf. L. robusteus of oak.] Robust. [Obs. or Humorous] W. Irving. [1913 Webster] In Scotland they had handled the bishops in a more robustious manner. Milton. [1913 Webster] {Ro*bus tious*ly}, adv. {Ro*bus tious*ness},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Robustiousness — Robustious Ro*bus tious, a. [Cf. L. robusteus of oak.] Robust. [Obs. or Humorous] W. Irving. [1913 Webster] In Scotland they had handled the bishops in a more robustious manner. Milton. [1913 Webster] {Ro*bus tious*ly}, adv. {Ro*bus tious*ness},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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