rum·bus·tious

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• 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

• bus — al·bus; am·bus·ca·do; ar·bus·cle; ar·bus·cu·lar; ar·bus·cule; ar·bus·tum; au·to·bus; bar·bus; bom·bus; bul·bus; bus·boy; bus·by; bus; bus·kin; bus·kined; bus·man; bus·sock; bus·su; bus·tard; bus·tee; bus·tic; bus·tled; bus·tler; bus·to;… …   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

• rum — ag·a·rum; am·bu·lac·rum; an·ti·se·rum; as·a·rum; as·cy·rum; au·rum; bo·no·rum; bun·ga·rum; bu·pleu·rum; ci·trov·o·rum; cne·o·rum; cock·a·lo·rum; de·co·rum; di·spo·rum; du·rum; er·i·oph·o·rum; fag·o·py·rum; fal·cip·a·rum; fer·rum; fo·rum;… …   English syllables

• rumbustious — rum·bus·tious …   English syllables

• rumbustious — rum|bus|tious [rʌmˈbʌstʃəs] adj full of energy, fun, and noise American Equivalent: rambunctious ▪ rumbustious football fans …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• rumbustious — rum|bus|tious [ rʌm bʌstʃəs ] adjective BRITISH RAMBUNCTIOUS …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• rumbustious — rum•bus•tious [[t]rʌmˈbʌs tʃəs[/t]] adj. brit. chiefly brit. rambunctious • Etymology: 1775–80; prob. var. of robustious …   From formal English to slang

• 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