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rowdy

[ rou-dee ]

noun

, plural row·dies.
  1. a rough, disorderly person.


adjective

, row·di·er, row·di·est.
  1. rough and disorderly:

    rowdy behavior at school.

  2. Slang. great; very enjoyable, often with boisterous fun:

    a rowdy time at the arcade with my best friends.

    Synonyms: obstreperous, unruly, boisterous

rowdy

/ ˈraʊdɪ /

adjective

  1. tending to create noisy disturbances; rough, loud, or disorderly

    a rowdy gang of football supporters

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. a person who behaves in a rough disorderly fashion
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈrowdily, adverb
  • ˈrowdiness, noun
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Other Words From

  • row·di·ly adverb
  • row·di·ness noun
  • un·row·dy adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rowdy1

An Americanism dating back to 1810–20; perhaps from row 3
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Word History and Origins

Origin of rowdy1

C19: originally US slang, perhaps related to row ³
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Example Sentences

The material is strong enough to handle a rowdy Schnauzer and soft enough for your young kids to bump into.

For anyone with kids — or a rowdy deskmate — this dual stand is a solid organizer.

They came upon this rowdy pack of a dozen crazy people naked in a waterfall.

Plus, the tools themselves are strong and hold up well against a rowdy tailgate party or arduous camping expedition.

If neurons in a region get rowdy when a person is eating chocolate, well, those cells might be processing taste or directing chewing.

The sixth-season premiere of the rowdy, take-no-prisoners sitcom opens with a bang—literally.

The commissioner soon quieted the two rowdy men in the next car.

The “tents” are semi-permanent buildings holding anywhere from 5,000-9,000 rowdy drinkers.

On the afternoon of December 7, 1941, Senator Nye addressed several thousand rowdy people at a Pittsburgh America First rally.

And a few months later, Brown reportedly was kicked out of his Miami condo for hosting a string of rowdy late-night parties.

A rowdy gang of full five hundred armed mutineers marched up and hustled the mob right and left as they forced a way to the gate.

They were undeniably rowdy and turbulent, however; quarrelling among themselves almost as much as they did with the Kurds!

He had drugged himself steadfastly to be rowdy and here was a lady who talked about Latin and right angles.

Another gentleman going to be killed for the sake of these rowdy swine at home!

He stopped for an instant to absorb the rowdy racket from the taproom.

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