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rumbustiousness|rʌmˈbʌstɪəsnɪs|
[f. as prec. + -ness.]
Rumbustious character; boisterous behaviour.
1926C. L. Graves Hubert Parry II. 106 In spite of his occasional exuberance and ‘rumbustiousness’ (a favourite word of his) he could, when the need arose, assume a wonderful dignity of demeanour. 1959Times Lit. Suppl. 2 Oct. 556/4 More than one old White Russian..has felt his exiled convictions wavering a little before the rockets and rumbustiousness of the new Russia. 1977Gramophone Jan. 1141/1 This come-to-the-fair rumbustiousness is well caught in the Scherzo. |