ram·bunc·tious

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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

• 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 …   Useful english dictionary

• 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

• rambunctious — ram·bunc·tious …   English syllables

• rambunctiously — ram·bunc·tious·ly …   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

• rambunctious — ram|bunc|tious [ræmˈbʌŋkʃəs] adj AmE [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Probably from rumbustious rambunctious (18 21 centuries)] noisy, full of energy, and behaving in a way that cannot be controlled ▪ three rambunctious kids …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• rambunctious — ram|bunc|tious [ ræm bʌŋkʃəs ] adjective AMERICAN a rambunctious person behaves in a noisy and lively way …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English