Knockabout:

boisterous, being noisy and rough

Knockabout:

boisterous, being noisy and rough

(Adjective)

Example Sentences:

Ramayana:  On hearing about the knockabout celebrations of the monkeys who had returned from their search of Sita, Sugriva inferred that they had been successful.

Mahabharata:  During the martial exhibition meant to display the talents of Drona’s students, the activity and the atmosphere were knockabout, but it suddenly fell silent when Karna arrived and challenged Arjuna.

Bhagavad-gita:  The knockabout atmosphere on the Kurukshetra battlefield gave way to pin-drop silence as everyone watched Arjuna put aside his bow and sank down on his chariot seat.

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