rambunctious
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ɹæmˈbʌŋ(k)ʃəs/
adj
Etymology: A variant of rumbustious (“boisterous and unruly”).
- Boisterous, energetic, noisy, and difficult to control.
“The kids are being especially rambunctious today.”
“"Bad cess may attend you, where are you scampering to, you rambunctious"—but she could go no farther; the tears burst from her, and she gave way, without farther resistance, to an explosion of grief.”