robustiousness

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robustiousness - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Robustious \Ro*bus"tious\, a. [Cf. L. robusteus of oak.]
     Robust. [Obs. or Humorous] --W. Irving.
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           In Scotland they had handled the bishops in a more
           robustious manner.                       --Milton.
     [1913 Webster] -- Ro*bus"tious*ly, adv. --
     Ro*bus"tious*ness, n.
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