robustious
robustious adjective: synonym of boisterous, energetic and noisy.
Adjective
robustious (comparative more robustious, superlative most robustious)
- Synonym of boisterous, energetic and noisy.
- O, it offends mee to the Soule, to ſee a robuſtious Pery-wig-pated Fellow, teare a Paſſion to tatters, to verie ragges, to ſplit the eares of the Groundlings: who (for the moſt part) are capeable of nothing, but inexplicable dumbe ſhewes, & noiſe:[…]c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...
- Miſs. Poh! you are ſo robuſtious, you had like to put out my Eye: I aſſure you, if you blind me, you muſt lead me.1731 (date written), Simon Wagstaff [pseudonym; Jonathan Swift], “Dialogue I”, in A Complete Collection of Genteel and Ingenious Conversation, […], London: […] B[enjamin] Motte […], published 1738...
- Synonyms:
- boisterous, energetic and noisy
Synonyms of robustious
- boisterous
- energetic and noisy
Forms of robustious
| comparative | more robustious |
|---|---|
| superlative | most robustious |
Origin of robustious
From robust + -ious.
Words formed from robustious
Questions about robustious
- What does robustious mean?
- Robustious means synonym of boisterous, energetic and noisy.
- What part of speech is robustious?
- Robustious is an adjective.
Words near robustious in the dictionary
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