Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. Dictionary

   rambunctious

   /ramˈbʌŋ(k)ʃəs/

   adjective

   • 1. uncontrollably exuberant; boisterous: informal North American "a rambunctious tyke" Similar boisterousunrestrainedirrepressibleexuberantuproariousrollickingroisterousracketynoisyloudclamorousunrulydisorderlyrowdybadly behavedriotousundisciplinedill-disciplinedunmanageableuncontrollableungovernableuncontrolledobstreperousdisruptivewildroughinformal:rumbustiousarchaic:rampageousrare:robustiousOpposite restrainedquiet

   Word Origin mid 19th century: of unknown origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. rambunctiously adverb
   • 2. rambunctiousness noun

   Scrabble Points: 18

   • R

     1

   • A

     1

   • M

     3

   • B

     3

   • U

     1

   • N

     1

   • C

     3

   • T

     1

   • I

     1

   • O

     1

   • U

     1

   • S

     1

   Powered by Oxford Dictionaries

   More definitions, origin and scrabble points

2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishRAMBUNCTIOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › english

   • Cached

   adjective. mainly US uk / ræmˈbʌŋk.ʃəs / us / ræmˈbʌŋk.ʃəs / Add to word list. full of energy and difficult to control: rambunctious children. a lively and rambunctious puppy. Synonyms. boisterous. unruly. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Energetic and lively. ablaze. alive. astir. barnstorming. be alive and well/kicking idiom.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › rambunctiousRambunctious Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

   www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › rambunctious

   • Cached

   The meaning of RAMBUNCTIOUS is marked by uncontrollable exuberance : unruly. How to use rambunctious in a sentence. Rambunctious Has (Possible) British Origins

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › rambunctiousRAMBUNCTIOUS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

   www.dictionary.com › browse › rambunctious

   • Cached

   Rambunctious definition: difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous. See examples of RAMBUNCTIOUS used in a sentence.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishRAMBUNCTIOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

   www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english

   • Cached

   Definition of 'rambunctious' Word Frequency. rambunctious. (ræmbʌŋkʃəs ) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A rambunctious person is energetic in a cheerful, noisy way. [mainly US] ...a very rambunctious and energetic class. regional note: in BRIT, usually use rumbustious. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › rambunctiousRambunctious - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

   www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › rambunctious

   Rambunctious means "noisy and out of control," like a rambunctious child who is so hard to handle that no babysitter has ever come back a second time. People who are rambunctious, pronounced "ram-BUNK-shus," can be fun — to a point.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryRAMBUNCTIOUS definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

   dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionary

   • Cached

   adjective. mainly US us / ræmˈbʌŋk.ʃəs / uk / ræmˈbʌŋk.ʃəs / Add to word list. full of energy and difficult to control: rambunctious children. a lively and rambunctious puppy. Synonyms. boisterous. unruly. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Energetic and lively. ablaze. alive. astir. barnstorming. be alive and well/kicking idiom.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › rambunctiousRambunctious - definition of rambunctious by The Free Dictionary

   www.thefreedictionary.com › rambunctious

   • Cached

   rambunctious - noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline; "a boisterous crowd"; "a social gathering that became rambunctious and out of hand"; "a robustious group of teenagers"; "beneath the rumbustious surface of his paintings is sympathy for the vulnerability of ordinary human beings"; "an unruly class"