Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
rambustious. Halliwell .
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Examples
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I'll tell you what it is, sir; you are getting a mighty deal too owdacious and rumbustical for the nursery.
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I'll tell you what it is, sir, you are getting a might deal too owdacious and rumbustical for the nursery.
East Lynne Henry Wood 1850
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He must not be afraid to fight a duel, mill & rumbustical green one, or bully a brother sharper who attempts to poach upon his preserves.
The English Spy An Original Work Characteristic, Satirical, And Humorous. Comprising Scenes And Sketches In Every Rank Of Society, Being Portraits Drawn From The Life Robert Cruikshank 1828
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