ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Rumbunctious

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Rumbunctious is an adjective meaning Alternative spelling of rambunctious.

Meaning

Alternative spelling of rambunctious.

Example Sentences

She was placid, stately and Juno-esque, soft-toned in her trance utterances, but she could become powerful in her office, an imposing presence. Sometimes a rumbunctious, chaffing persona emerged and was a little over the top for genteel spinsters to tolerate.
There was close by me a window, and, noiselessly as possible, I slid back a small piece, thereby rousing the light-sleeping mistress of the canary, who sharply requested it be closed again; [...] the other lady smiled despairingly, and signed me to obey, which I reluctantly did by closing the glass; but the shutter proved rumbunctious, and for no effort of mine would again move out of his groove; [...]

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Related dictionary entries include rambustious, rumbumptious, raughty, raggety, ridonculous, bolshy.

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