rumptious
rumptious · more rumptious · most rumptious
Of a person's buttocks: large, well-shapedOf a person's buttocks: large, well-shaped.
Meaning
2 senses(humorous, nonstandard)Of a person's buttocks: large, well-shaped.
(dialectal)Energetic, rowdy, uproarious.
Origin
Blend of rump (“the buttocks”) + scrumptious. Compare rumpalicious. From rumption (“an upBlend of rump (“the buttocks”) + scrumptious. Compare rumpalicious.
From rumption (“an uproar, commotion”) + -ous. Probably related to polrumptious.
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Forms
more rumptious, most rumptious| Comparative | more rumptious Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most rumptious Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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