Proper and Rumbustious

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Proper adjective - Following the established traditions of refined society and good taste.

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Rumbustious is an antonym for proper.

Nearby Words: property, properly

Rumbustious adjective - Being rough or noisy in a high-spirited way.

Usage example: while American university debates tend to be sedate affairs, their counterparts in Oxford are wholeheartedly rumbustious

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Proper is an antonym for rumbustious.

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