"donnybrookian" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more donnybrookian [comparative], most donnybrookian [superlative]
Etymology: donnybrook + -ian Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|donnybrook|ian}} donnybrook + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj}} donnybrookian (comparative more donnybrookian, superlative most donnybrookian)
  1. (chiefly US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand) Of or pertaining to a donnybrook; bellicose; disconcerted; raucous; clashing. Tags: Australia, Canada, New-Zealand, US

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