Robustious (Adjective)
Meaning
Noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline; "a boisterous crowd"; "a social gathering that became rambunctious and out of hand"; "a robustious group of teenagers"; "beneath the rumbustious surface of his paintings is sympathy for the vulnerability of ordinary human beings"; "an unruly class".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The robustious singing of the pub patrons turned the celebration into a wild party.
- The robustious comments made during the town hall meeting left many attendees flabbergasted.
- After a few too many drinks, the group's behavior became robustious, causing the bartender to intervene.
- The robustious laughter and chatter coming from the next room indicated the reunion was going well.
- As the robustious music festival continued late into the night, nearby residents began to complain about the noise.