rambunctious
[ ram-buhngk-shuh s ]
/ ræmˈbʌŋk ʃəs /
adjective
difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
turbulently active and noisy: a social gathering that became rambunctious and out of hand.
Origin of rambunctious
An Americanism dating back to 1820–30; origin uncertain
OTHER WORDS FROM rambunctious
ram·bunc·tious·ly, adverb ram·bunc·tious·ness, nounWords nearby rambunctious
rambler,
rambling,
rambo,
ramboesque,
rambouillet,
rambunctious,
rambutan,
ramc,
rameau,
ramekin,
ramen
Example sentences from the Web for rambunctious
British Dictionary definitions for rambunctious
rambunctious
/ (ræmˈbʌŋkʃəs) /
adjective
informal
boisterous; unruly
Derived forms of rambunctious
rambunctiously, adverb rambunctiousness, nounWord Origin for rambunctious
C19: probably from Icelandic
ram- (intensifying prefix) +
-bunctious, from
bumptious