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robustious


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PRONUNCIATION:

(ro-BUHS-chuhs)

MEANING:

adjective:
1. Strong and sturdy.
2. Boisterous.
3. Coarse or crude.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Latin robur (oak, strength). Ultimately from the Indo-European root reudh- (red), which also gave us red, rouge, ruby, ruddy, rubella, robust, rambunctious, corroborate, roborant, and russet. Earliest documented use: 1548.

USAGE:

“‘War waits not for robustious men.’ He sighed, then fell silent.”
Ethel Herr; The Maiden’s Sword; Bethany House; 1997.

See more usage examples of robustious in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.

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