rowdyish
AmericanOther Word Forms
- rowdyishly adverb
- rowdyishness noun
Etymology
Origin of rowdyish
Example Sentences
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New Plays Honeymooning is a rowdyish jamboree, in which only the naive may find a modicum of unsophisticated amusement.
From Time Magazine Archive
He emphasizes in himself the traits which he shares with workingmen, sailors, soldiers, and those who live in the open air, even laying claim to the "rowdyish."
From Whitman A Study by Burroughs, John
And his bearing, his mustache, and his low hat, tipped rakishly over one ear, gave him an arrogant, pretentious, rowdyish appearance.
From The Count's Millions by Gaboriau, Émile
The people here seem inclined to be rather rowdyish in their reception of a Ferenghi without an escort.
From Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume 1 From San Francisco to Teheran by Stevens, Thomas
Even little girls, divining his abjectness, were prone to act rowdyish with him.
From Bunker Bean by Wilson, Harry Leon
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