adjective
- boisterous and rough; vigorous in a crude or unrefined way
Usage: archaic; literary
Examples
- The robustious laughter of the tavern patrons echoed through the night.
- His robustious manner made him popular with the working class but not with polite society.
- The play featured robustious characters who spoke in loud, crude voices.
- She found his robustious humor entertaining but somewhat vulgar.
- The robustious celebration continued well into the early morning hours.