rough-and-tumble
3
7.3
- adjective
- /ˈrʌf ənd ˈtʌm bəl/
- Informal
:
desenfrenado
- Growing up in a rough-and-tumble neighborhood taught him how to handle difficult situations with confidence.
- rough-and-tumble politics
- rough-and-tumble play
- rough-and-tumble world
Rolling into the state courthouse is rough and tumble stuff.
- Rolling into the state courthouse is rough and tumble stuff.
- See, every single boy still has aggression in him, still has this desire to be rough and tumble.
- We know that all that that Abelard himself is born in Brittany, which is this kind of rough and tumble area in, in France.
- And it parallels what we see in non human animals where male juvenile chimpanzees are more active and more physical and prefer more rough and tumble play.
- Well, the rowdy children, I talked with them a little bit about not being as rough and tumble as they are, but that's just a big show that they're trying to put on, OK.
- These were like, like, backyard rough and tumble kind of guys, you know, like Cajunny dudes.
Examples
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Well, I will tell you, I thought local government in Chicago was pretty rough and tumble, and certainly in Springfield, IL too.
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The children enjoyed a rough-and-tumble game in the backyard, laughing and chasing each other.
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I think the rough-and-tumble nature of the community is a big part of its charm.
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They live a rough-and-tumble life.
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It's kind of sad that at one time Seattle used to be a rough-and-tumble town full of salt-of-the-earth people.
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I am one of the rough-and-tumble Americans that you have brought to the blissful world of speed and petrol that is F1.
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This is an accurate description of some women: they just aren't cut out for the rough-and-tumble world of entrepreneurship—which requires extremely hard work and in which most startups fail.
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He always preferred the rough-and-tumble style of play, where the rules were minimal and fun was the priority.
Synonyms
114
3.9
Not polite, showing rude or harsh behavior
41
4.3
Difficult to control and messy or noisy
34
4.4
Behaving badly and not following rules
18
4.6
Unable to control yourself or follow rules
13
7.5
Very noisy and full of energy that is hard to control
2
7.9
Noisy violent behavior in public that is out of control
1
7.5
Being rough and fierce in competition or argument, not following rules
1
7.9
Showing very direct, harsh behaviour that ignores rules or politeness
Loud and lively in a rough, out of control way
Acting in a violent, rough way that breaks the law
Antonyms
How Rowdy
- Offensive
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2.5
7
4.0
- Informal
3
7.3
18
4.7
111
1.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Rough-and-tumble joins rough ('not gentle') and tumble ('to fall or roll'). It began as a name for noisy play or fighting where people pushed and fell, so today it describes energetic, disorderly action that ignores the usual rules.