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† roˈbustuous, a. Obs.
[f. robust, after tempestuous.]
= robustious.
1637Heywood Pleas. Dial. Wks. 1874 VI. 258 Nymphs, not generated..from violent and robustuous seas. 1648J. Beaumont Psyche xiv. xlv, No constraint Can..breed Robustuous Firmness in a broken Reed.
Hence † roˈbustuousness. Obs.—1
1679Dryden Pref. Troil. & Cr. Ess. (ed. Ker) I. 221 If he want the skill which is necessary to a wrestler, he shall make but small advantage of his natural robustuousness. |