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单词 rambunctious
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rambunctious

[ ram-buhngk-shuhs ]
/ ræmˈbʌŋk ʃəs /
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adjective

difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.
turbulently active and noisy: a social gathering that became rambunctious and out of hand.

Origin of rambunctious

An Americanism dating back to 1820–30; origin uncertain

OTHER WORDS FROM rambunctious

ram·bunc·tious·ly, adverbram·bunc·tious·ness, noun
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Example sentences from the Web for rambunctious

  • At the same time, we live in a state of tremendous denial about the rambunctiousness of our recent lineage.

    Why Obama Isn't America's First Black President|Patricia J. Williams|November 8, 2008|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for rambunctious

rambunctious
/ (ræmˈbʌŋkʃəs) /

adjective

informal boisterous; unruly

Derived forms of rambunctious

rambunctiously, adverbrambunctiousness, noun

Word Origin for rambunctious

C19: probably from Icelandic ram- (intensifying prefix) + -bunctious, from bumptious
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