rumbustiousness

chiefly British

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rumbustiousness
Noun
  • With pints sometimes clocking in at under a single British pound (around $1.25), and pitchers of cocktails served at two for £15 (under $19), Wetherspoons can become honeypots for irresponsible drinking and rowdyism.
    Will Noble, CNN, 23 Nov. 2024
  • Could bowling alleys and arcades in malls pose significant problems with rowdyism?
    Rick Romell, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2018
Noun
  • This nonsense all tracks back to a May 9 visit Baraka, McIver and other members of Congress made to a New Jersey immigration detention center.
    Chris Brennan, USA Today, 23 May 2025
  • Stellar Blade was one of my favorite games of last year, a stellar (ha) action adventure title that did not deserve the culture war nonsense that surrounded it.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
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“Rumbustiousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rumbustiousness. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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