"robustious" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more robustious [comparative], most robustious [superlative]
Etymology: From robust + -ious. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|robust|-ious|text=+|tree=1}} From robust + -ious. Head templates: {{en-adj}} robustious (comparative more robustious, superlative most robustious)
  1. (archaic) Synonym of boisterous, energetic and noisy. Tags: archaic Synonyms: boisterous [synonym, synonym-of], energetic and noisy [synonym, synonym-of] Derived forms: robustiously, robustiousness Derived forms (probable but uncertain derivations): rumbustious, rambunctious

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