ruckusy

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English

Etymology

From ruckus +‎ -y.

Adjective

ruckusy (comparative more ruckusy, superlative most ruckusy)

  1. (informal, rare) Characteristically resembling or making a ruckus; loud; boisterous
    • 1997, Stewart Henderson, In Elizabeth:
      Beyond this circle of outdoorsy ruckusy kids I somehow befriended the decidedly different Thomas, who lived a few doors down in a house surrounded by flowers.
    • 2015, Penny Reid, Elements of Chemistry:
      My eyes flickered to the door behind him as sounds of partygoers being loud and ruckusy ebbed and flowed, cutting through this little world we'd created in the laundry room.