- rambunctious
- [ræmʹbʌŋkʃəs] a амер. разг.
1) сердитый, раздражительный2) неугомонный, непокорный; буйный
a rambunctious child - ребёнок, с которым нет сладу
3) бурный, буйный, шумный
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
rambunctious
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rambunctious — (adj.) 1830, probably altered (by influence of ram) from RUMBUSTIOUS (Cf. rumbustious) … Etymology dictionary
rambunctious — [adj] loud, energetic boisterous, noisy, raucous, rough, rowdy, rude, termagant, tumultous/tumultuous, turbulent, unruly; concept 542 Ant. introverted, meek, quiet, shy … New thesaurus
rambunctious — ☆ rambunctious [ram buŋk′shəs ] adj. [earlier rambustious, altered (prob. by assoc. with RAM) < ROBUSTIOUS] wild, disorderly, boisterous, unruly, etc. rambunctiously adv. rambunctiousness n … English World dictionary
rambunctious — rambunctiously, adv. rambunctiousness, n. /ram bungk sheuhs/, adj. 1. difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child. 2. turbulently active and noisy: a social gathering that became rambunctious and out of hand. [1820 30 … Universalium
rambunctious — ram|bunc|tious [ræmˈbʌŋkʃəs] adj AmE [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: Probably from rumbustious rambunctious (18 21 centuries)] noisy, full of energy, and behaving in a way that cannot be controlled ▪ three rambunctious kids … Dictionary of contemporary English
rambunctious — [[t]ræmbʌ̱ŋkʃəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A rambunctious person is energetic in a cheerful, noisy way. [mainly AM] ...a very rambunctious and energetic class. Syn: boisterous (in BRIT, usually use rumbustious) … English dictionary
rambunctious — adjective /ɹæmˈbʌŋkʃəs/ Energetic and difficult to control. The kids are being especially rambunctious today … Wiktionary
rambunctious — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. boisterous, pugnacious, quarrelsome. See irascibility. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. boisterous, noisy, obstreperous; see loud 2 , rude 2 , turbulent , unruly . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus)… … English dictionary for students
rambunctious — ram|bunc|tious [ ræm bʌŋkʃəs ] adjective AMERICAN a rambunctious person behaves in a noisy and lively way … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
rambunctious — adj lively, troublesome, loud. A facetious invention elaborated from rumbustious. The term has been in use since the early 19th century and is probably Irish or American in origin, although the inven tion of such jocularities (as in the 19th… … Contemporary slang
rambunctious — adjective AmE humorous rumbustious: a weekend with three rambunctious kids rambunctiously adverb rambunctiousness noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
