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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Active, vigorous and rough, with the possibility of harm..
An assistant about the theatre grappled him, and they were soon upon the floor engaged in a regular rough-and-tumble fight.
[To Sonny] When you look in a mirror, you see this rough-and-tumble old-school cowboy. Doesn't take orders, goes his own way, huh? A lone wolf. Well, I have news for you: Formula One is a team sport. It always was.
She found fame and success in the rough-and-tumble garment district.
"You played Rugger for Ireland, did you not? You don't mind a possible rough-and-tumble, do you?" Malone grinned over the receiver.
She liked ragging; but ragging — and nothing more — these rough-and-tumbles remained
As for rough-and-tumbles, the Quaker saw no hope of suppressing them. Few nights passed without such fights […]
This will appear a very tedious process to some of our rough-and-tumbles.
But, for all that, our British experience of electioneering "rough-and-tumbling'" has long blunted the edge of our moral anger.
Use rough-and-tumble when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Rough-and-tumble means Active, vigorous and rough, with the possibility of harm..
Common synonyms include scuffle, disorderly, tussle, hassle.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
An assistant about the theatre grappled him, and they were soon upon the floor engaged in a regular rough-and-tumble fight.
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