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robustious Definition

ro·bus·tious (rō bus′c̸həs)

adjective

strong and sturdy; also, rough, coarse, boisterous, etc.: now archaic except in facetious usage

Etymology: robust + -ious

robustious Related Forms
ro·bus′·tiously adverb
robustious Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • rain: Beautiful silence; and so soon as this robustious rain takes off, I am to drink of it again by oceanfuls.