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rambunctiously Definition


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rambunctious
adj
    colloq:
    1. Said of an animal or a person: difficult to control.
      Thesaurus: unruly, stubborn, headstrong, refractory, defiant, intractable, froward, uncontrollable, ornery (US slang), mulish, perverse; Antonym: compliant, obedient, docile.
    2. Said of an animal or a person: boisterous; exuberant.
      Thesaurus: boisterous, loud, noisy, clamorous; Antonym: quiet.
Derivative: rambunctiously
adverb
    Derivative: rambunctiousness
    noun
      Etymology: 19c.



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