rambunctious

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rambunctious

  • /ɹæmˈbʌŋ(k)ʃəs/ US, UK

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A variant of rumbustious (“boisterous and unruly”).

adjective more rambunctious · most rambunctious · rambunxious · rumbunctious

  1. US, informal Boisterous, energetic, noisy, and difficult to control. The kids are being especially rambunctious today.

    Similar: hyphy, robustious, rumbustious, rumbustical, shandy, unruly, wild

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adj boisterous, energetic, noisy, and difficult to control

Españolchillón, estrepitoso
한국어난폭한 nanpokhan
日本語始末に負えない shimatsu ni oenai, 手に負えない te ni oenai
中文粗暴 cūbào
Françaisturbulent
Deutschwild, vom Affen gebissen (fam.)
Românăexuberant, neastâmpărat, zbanghiu
Русскийбу́йный bújnyj, бу́рный búrnyj, непокла́дистый nepokládistyj, непоко́рный nepokórnyj, непослу́шный neposlúšnyj

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@misc{rambunctious_2026,
  title = {rambunctious},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rambunctious},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}