rambunctious — (adj.) 1830, probably altered (by influence of ram) from RUMBUSTIOUS (Cf. rumbustious) … Etymology dictionary
rambunctious — [adj] loud, energetic boisterous, noisy, raucous, rough, rowdy, rude, termagant, tumultous/tumultuous, turbulent, unruly; concept 542 Ant. introverted, meek, quiet, shy … New thesaurus
rambunctious — ☆ rambunctious [ram buŋk′shəs ] adj. [earlier rambustious, altered (prob. by assoc. with RAM) < ROBUSTIOUS] wild, disorderly, boisterous, unruly, etc. rambunctiously adv. rambunctiousness n … English World dictionary
rambunctious — rambunctiously, adv. rambunctiousness, n. /ram bungk sheuhs/, adj. 1. difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child. 2. turbulently active and noisy: a social gathering that became rambunctious and out of hand. [1820 30 … Universalium
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 — [[t]ræmbʌ̱ŋkʃəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A rambunctious person is energetic in a cheerful, noisy way. [mainly AM] ...a very rambunctious and energetic class. Syn: boisterous (in BRIT, usually use rumbustious) … English dictionary
rambunctious — adjective /ɹæmˈbʌŋkʃəs/ Energetic and difficult to control. The kids are being especially rambunctious today … Wiktionary
rambunctious — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. boisterous, pugnacious, quarrelsome. See irascibility. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. boisterous, noisy, obstreperous; see loud 2 , rude 2 , turbulent , unruly . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus)… … English dictionary for students
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
rambunctious — adjective AmE humorous rumbustious: a weekend with three rambunctious kids rambunctiously adverb rambunctiousness noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English