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rambunctious
What does rambunctious mean?
rambunctious (adjective): noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use rambunctious in a sentence?
- A social gathering that became rambunctious and out of hand. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce rambunctious?
/ɹæmˈbʌŋkʃəs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does rambunctious come from?
A variant of rumbustious (“boisterous and unruly”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of rambunctious?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “rambunctious” mean?
easily damaged or requiring careful handling
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capable of working together without conflict
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restricting according to rules or principles
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noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline
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Which word is closest in meaning to “rambunctious”?
unruly
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serial
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strict
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casual
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