ro|bus|tious

ro|bus|tious
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.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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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

  • rum|bus´tious|ly — rum|bus|tious «ruhm BUHS chuhs», adjective. Informal. boisterous; unruly: »... a fortnightly newspaper, a rumbustious and gossipy affair... (Punch). The sperm whales are such…rumbustious fellows (Charles Kingsley). ╂[variant of robustious]… …   Useful english dictionary

  • rum|bus|tious — «ruhm BUHS chuhs», adjective. Informal. boisterous; unruly: »... a fortnightly newspaper, a rumbustious and gossipy affair... (Punch). The sperm whales are such…rumbustious fellows (Charles Kingsley). ╂[variant of robustious] –rum|bus´tious|ly,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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). 2. robust; strong; stout …   Useful english dictionary

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