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robustuous

robustuous is the alternative form of robustious.

Meaning of robustious

Adjective

robustious (comparative more robustious, superlative most robustious)

  1. (archaic) 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...
    Synonyms:
    boisterous, energetic and noisy

Forms of robustuous

comparativemore robustuous
superlativemost robustuous

Questions about robustuous

What is robustuous the alternative form of?
Robustuous is the alternative form of robustious.

Words near robustuous in the dictionary

  1. robustly
  2. robustness
  3. robustnesses
  4. robustotoxin
  5. robustoxin
  6. robustuous
  7. Roby
  8. Robyn
  9. Robănești
  10. roc
  11. Roc Day

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