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
At last he came slowly sauntering round the end of the house, his hat tipped on one side, with a rowdyish air.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 07, May, 1858 by Various
They had no idea that the crowd about the pavilion was rowdyish.
From The Corner House Girls on a Tour Where they went, what they saw, and what they found by Hill, Grace Brooks
He would simply nod to Ralph, but the old rowdyish swing was gone.
From Ralph in the Switch Tower by Chapman, Allen
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
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