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rambunctious

[ ram-buhngk-shuhs ]

adjective

  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.



rambunctious

/ æˈʌŋʃə /

adjective

  1. informal.
    boisterous; unruly
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܲԳپdzܲԱ, noun
  • ˈܲԳپdzܲ, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·ܲԳtdzܲ· adverb
  • ·ܲԳtdzܲ·Ա noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of rambunctious1

An Americanism dating back to 1820–30; origin uncertain
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of rambunctious1

C19: probably from Icelandic ram- (intensifying prefix) + -bunctious , from bumptious
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Example Sentences

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You go there to yell and be rambunctious sometimes.”

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Relatives described Friedli as a devout Christian, an independent and rambunctious woman who worked in the medical field and later in child care.

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Yoon captures the comedy as a little girl focuses all of her attention on picking up pine cones while in the background chaos, her dad struggles to control a rambunctious, muddy dog.

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The audience at the Saturday matinee audience I attended was filled with young people who seemed delighted by the rambunctious high jinks.

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Some news executives believe — perhaps wishfully — that the administration will focus on policy at the beginning and there will be less emphasis on the president-elect’s rambunctious personality.

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