robustious

ro·bus·tious

R r

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [roh-buhs-chuh s]
- /roʊˈbʌs tʃəs/
- /rəʊ.ˈbʌs.tʃəs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [roh-buhs-chuh s]
- /roʊˈbʌs tʃəs/

Definitions of robustious word

adjective robustious rough, rude, or boisterous. 1
adjective robustious robust, strong, or stout. 1
adjective robustious rough; boisterous 0
adjective robustious strong, robust, or stout 0
adjective robustious strong and sturdy; also, rough, coarse, boisterous, etc. 0

See all 5 definitions of robustious

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Origin of robustious

First appearance:

before 1540

One of the 30% oldest English words

First recorded in 1540-50; robust + -ious

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Parts of speech for Robustious

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Robustious

robustious popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for robustious

adj robustious

in the pink — healthy, on good form
robust — strong and healthy; hardy; vigorous: a robust young man; a robust faith; a robust mind.

adjective robustious

zappy — energetic, lively, or fast-moving; zippy.

All 3 Synonyms of robustious