rumbustical

adjective

rum·​bus·​ti·​cal

¦rəm¦bəstə̇kəl

: rambunctious

Word History

Etymology

rumbustic (probably alteration of obsolete English robustic robust, robustious, from English robust + -ic) + -al

First Known Use

1779, in the meaning defined above

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