robustious

adjective

ro·​bus·​tious rō-ˈbəs-chəs 

1

: robust

2

: vigorous in a rough or unrefined way : boisterous

robustiously adverb

robustiousness noun

Synonyms

• boisterous
• hell-raising
• knockabout
• rambunctious
• raucous
• roisterous
• rollicking
• rowdy
• rumbustious [chiefly British]

Examples of robustious in a Sentence

his buddies sent him off to the navy with many robustious and hearty toasts

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1