"rumbustious" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more rumbustious [comparative], most rumbustious [superlative]
Etymology: From rum- (“strong, very”) + bust + -ious. Alternatively, possibly from an alteration of robustious. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|rum|bust|ious|t1=strong, very}} rum- (“strong, very”) + bust + -ious, {{m|en|robustious}} robustious Head templates: {{en-adj}} rumbustious (comparative more rumbustious, superlative most rumbustious)
  1. (chiefly British, informal) Boisterous and unruly. Tags: British, informal Synonyms: rambunctious [US], rambustious, rumbumptious Derived forms: rambunctious, rumbustiously, rumbustiousness

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