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Definitions

robustious

[roh-buhs-chuhs] / roʊˈbʌs tʃəs /
ADJECTIVE
robust
Synonyms
STRONGEST
booming hearty hefty potent powerful prosperous sturdy tough vigorous
WEAK
able-bodied athletic boisterous brawny built concentrated fit fit as fiddle flourishing full-bodied hale hardy husky in fine fettle in good health in good shape in the pink live lusty muscular peppy powerhouse prospering roaring robustuous rough rugged sinewy snappy sound stout strapping thriving tiger vital well wicked zappy zippy
Antonyms
STRONGEST
fragile impotent incapable ineffective lethargic small unstable weak wobbly
WEAK
flabby infirm soft unhealthy

Example Sentences

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His account of school life bursts at the seams with robustious good humor.

From Time Magazine Archive

Watching Scofield slip effortlessly from dying Volpone to robustious Fox is as fascinating as the unfolding of his intricate schemes.

From Time Magazine Archive

His upward push within the company was interrupted just after the War, when he joined Joseph Stephen Cullinan, Texaco's first robustious president, in another oil venture.

From Time Magazine Archive

Last week, with a robustious performance of Rigoletto, the Rome Opera's 1949 summer season came to a close.

From Time Magazine Archive

And a robustious fellow with great voice, and lace and sword, strutting forward near the lights.

From Chimney-Pot Papers by Endell, Fritz August Gottfried

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