rough-and-tum|ble

rough-and-tum|ble
rough-and-tum|ble «RUHF uhn TUHM buhl», adjective, noun.
–adj.
showing confusion and violence; with little regard for rules; roughly vigorous; boisterous: »

a rough-and-tumble football game, a rough-and-tumble campaign. This Grammk was no rough-and-tumble type but…a college man, soft-spoken (Saul Bellow).

SYNONYM(S): riotous.
–n.
a rough-and-tumble fight or struggle: »

the rough-and-tumble of popular debate (Baron Charnwood).


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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