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What (who) is rumbustious - definition
rumbustious
...the flamboyant and somewhat rumbustious prime minister.
= boisterous
ADJ: usu ADJ n
rumbustious
[r?m'b?st??s, -t??s]
¦ adjective informal, chiefly Brit. boisterous or unruly.
Derivatives
rumbustiously adverb
rumbustiousness noun
Origin
C18: prob. an alt. of archaic robustious 'boisterous, robust'.
Examples of use of rumbustious
1. "It would be absolutely democratic, rumbustious, a lot of debate.
2. And MPs from both sides are looking forward to a barnstorming, rumbustious occasion.
3. Article continues In a long career she put her rumbustious prose at the service of many liberal causes.
4. Article continues Rooney gave a rumbustious performance – threatening to score after only 10 minutes – and thereafter he was irrepressible.
5. Earlier Warne had made a rumbustious 42 to suggest the possibility of a miracle escape before treading on his stumps.