rumbustious
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Definition of rumbustious
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adj
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(British, informal)Boisterous and unruly.
““Childer! Borne ’em I ’ave, an’ buried ’em I ’ave, but now I can’t seem to do wi’ their clatter no more—young things is that restless an’ rumbustious.””
“In the rumbustious atmosphere of the mania years, 1845 and 1846, this state of things gave rise to acrimony which both sides faced with confidence; but as the reaction set in during 1847, it seemed better to come to terms.”
“Joe Githongo had paid a personal price during the Moi era, and proved his credentials during the rumbustious multi-party years, working as a fundraiser for Kibaki’s Democratic Party.”
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Etymology
Uncertain but probably variation of robustious (“robust, large, noisy, violent”), from robust + -ious. Alternatively, from rum- (“nonsense syllable”) + bust + -ious.
Words you can make from rumbustious
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Best play brutisms 12 points8-letter words
4 words7-letter words
16 words6-letter words
25 words- SUBMIT 10 pts
- BISTRO 8 pts
- BRUITS 8 pts
- BURSTS 8 pts
- ORBITS 8 pts
- OSTIUM 8 pts
- RIMOUS 8 pts
- ROBUST 8 pts
- RUBOUT 8 pts
- STORMS 8 pts
- STRUMS 8 pts
- SUBITO 8 pts
- TRUISM 8 pts
- TSUBOS 8 pts
- TUMORS 8 pts
- TUMOUR 8 pts
- TURBOS 8 pts
- ROSTIS 6 pts
- ROUSTS 6 pts
- STOURS 6 pts
- SUITOR 6 pts
- TSORIS 6 pts
- TSURIS 6 pts
- TUSSOR 6 pts
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5-letter words
60 words- BRIMS 9 pts
- TOMBS 9 pts
- UMBOS 9 pts
- BIROS 7 pts
- BORTS 7 pts
- BOUTS 7 pts
- BRIOS 7 pts
- BRISS 7 pts
- BRITS 7 pts
- BRUIT 7 pts
- BRUTS 7 pts
- BURST 7 pts
- BUSTS 7 pts
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- MUSOS 7 pts
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- OBITS 7 pts
- OMITS 7 pts
- ORBIT 7 pts
- RUBUS 7 pts
- SMUTS 7 pts
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- STRUM 7 pts
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- OUSTS 5 pts
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4-letter words
94 words- BRIM 8 pts
- BUMS 8 pts
- MIBS 8 pts
- MOBS 8 pts
- TOMB 8 pts
- UMBO 8 pts
- BIOS 6 pts
- BIRO 6 pts
- BITS 6 pts
- BORT 6 pts
- BOSS 6 pts
- BOTS 6 pts
- BOUT 6 pts
- BRIO 6 pts
- BRIS 6 pts
- BRIT 6 pts
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- BRUT 6 pts
- BURS 6 pts
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- BUST 6 pts
- BUTS 6 pts
- ISMS 6 pts
- MIRS 6 pts
- MISO 6 pts
- MISS 6 pts
- MIST 6 pts
- MORS 6 pts
- MORT 6 pts
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- MOTS 6 pts
- MUSO 6 pts
- MUSS 6 pts
- MUST 6 pts
- MUTS 6 pts
- OBIS 6 pts
- OBIT 6 pts
- OMIT 6 pts
- ORBS 6 pts
- RIBS 6 pts
- RIMS 6 pts
- ROBS 6 pts
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- SMIT 6 pts
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- SORB 6 pts
- STIM 6 pts
- STOB 6 pts
- STUB 6 pts
- STUM 6 pts
- SUBS 6 pts
- SUMI 6 pts
- SUMO 6 pts
- SUMS 6 pts
- TOMS 6 pts
- TRIM 6 pts
- TUBS 6 pts
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- URBS 6 pts
- ORTS 4 pts
- OURS 4 pts
- OUST 4 pts
- OUTS 4 pts
- RIOT 4 pts
- ROTI 4 pts
- ROTS 4 pts
- ROUT 4 pts
- RUST 4 pts
- RUTS 4 pts
- SIRS 4 pts
- SITS 4 pts
- SORI 4 pts
- SORT 4 pts
- SOTS 4 pts
- SOUR 4 pts
- SOUS 4 pts
- SRIS 4 pts
- STIR 4 pts
- SUIT 4 pts
- TIRO 4 pts
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- TOSS 4 pts
- TOUR 4 pts
- TRIO 4 pts
- TROU 4 pts
- TUIS 4 pts
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