NADCI WORD OF THE WEEK - RAMBUNCTIOUS

WORD: RAMBUNCTIOUS [rambunctious]

PART OF SPEECH: Adjective

PRONUNCIATION: /ræmˈbʌŋkʃəs/ [ram-buhngk-shuhs]

SYLLABLES: (3) ram·bunc·tious

MEANING:
- difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.

- (informal) Energetic, noisy, boisterous and difficult to control.

- turbulently active and noisy.

SENTENCE EXAMPLES:
- The kids are being especially rambunctious today.

- That beach is often taken over by packs of rambunctious young people, so don't go there expecting peace and quiet.

- Mrs. Tinkle, your son’s rambunctious behavior is quite common in children with unusually high intelligence levels.

ORIGIN: Uncertain. Probably alteration of rumbustious.

FIRST KNOWN USE: 1830

SYNONYMS: boisterous, noisy, raucous, rowdy, unruly, rough, rude, termagant, tumultous/tumultuous, turbulent.

ANTONYMS: calm, quiet, restrained, silent, introverted, meek, shy.

REFERENCES:
Oxford Learners Dictionaries.


Merriam-Webster Dictionary.


Dictionary.com


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