rambunctious

English

Alternative forms

• rambunxious (rare)

Etymology

Possibly alteration of rumbustious.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɹæmˈbʌŋkʃəs/

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Adjective

rambunctious (comparative more rambunctious, superlative most rambunctious)

1. Energetic, noisy, boisterous and difficult to control.

   The kids are being especially rambunctious today.

   • 2002, Jeffrey Rowland, WIGU Adventures

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

Translations

energetic and difficult to control

• Chinese:

  Simplified: 粗暴

  Traditional: 粗暴

  Pinyin: cubao

• Dutch: onstuimig (nl), wild (nl)
• Finnish: vallaton (fi)
• French: turbulent (fr)
• German: wild (de)

• Japanese:

  kanji: 始末に負えない

  hiragana: しまつ に おえ ない

  romaji: shimatsu ni oe nai

• Korean: 난폭한 (nanpokhan)
• Latin: strepitosus
• Spanish: estrepitoso (es)
• Swedish: Bångstyrig, oregerlig

See also

• ornery
• uppity