: marked by uncontrollable exuberance : unruly.

What is a rambunctious person?

Rambunctious means "noisy and out of control," like a rambunctious child who is so hard to handle that no babysitter has ever come back a second time. People who are rambunctious, pronounced "ram-BUNK-shus," can be fun — to a point.

Why does rambunctious mean?

difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child. turbulently active and noisy: a social gathering that became rambunctious and out of hand.