(ˈ)rō|bəschəs, rəˈb-
1. : robust , stout , healthy
2. : rudely vigorous : boisterous , rough
a likeable fellow, direct and robustious — S.H.Adams
robustious times when broadcloth in politics had gone out of fashion and homespun had come in — V.L.Parrington
• ro·bus·tious·ly adverb
• ro·bus·tious·ness noun -es