Robustious
adj
adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Boisterous.
"O, it offends mee to the Soule, to ſee a robuſtious Pery-wig-pated Fellow, teare a Paſſion to tatters, to verie ragges, to ſplit the eares of the Groundlings: who (for the moſt part) are capeable of nothing, but inexplicable dumbe ſhewes, & noiſe:[…]"
Adjective
- 1 noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"O, it offends mee to the Soule, to ſee a robuſtious Pery-wig-pated Fellow, teare a Paſſion to tatters, to verie ragges, to ſplit the eares of the Groundlings: who (for the moſt part) are capeable of nothing, but inexplicable dumbe ſhewes, & noiſe:[…]"
Etymology
From robust + -ious.