robustiousとは 意味・読み方・使い方

形容詞

robustious (comparative more robustious, superlative most robustious)

1. boisterous
   • c. 1599–1602, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act III, scene ii]:

     O, it offends me to the soul to hear a robustious periwig-pated fellow tear a passion to tatters, to very rags, to split the ears of the groundlings, who for the most part are capable of nothing but inexplicable dumb-shows and noise.

   • 1731, Jonathan Swift, Polite Conversation:

     Miss. Poh! you are so robustious, you had like to put out my eye; I assure you, if you blind me, you must lead me.