rumbustious
(chiefly, Britain, informal) Boisterous and unruly.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK
(chiefly, Britain, informal) Boisterous and unruly.
“Childer! Borne ’em I ’ave, an’ buried ’em I ’ave, but now I can’t seem to do wi’ their clatter no more—young things is that restless an’ rumbustious.”
Origin: but probably variation of robust, large, noisy, violent, from robust + -ious. Alternatively, from. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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