Rambunctious

//ɹæmˈbʌŋ(k)ʃəs// adj, slang

adj, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Boisterous, energetic, noisy, and difficult to control. US, informal

    "The kids are being especially rambunctious today."

Adjective
  1. 1
    noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline wordnet

Synonyms

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boisterousdisorderlyharum scarumhyphyknock-down-and-drag-outobstreperous

Example

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"The child continues to be rambunctious."

Etymology

A variant of rumbustious (“boisterous and unruly”).

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