rowdier; rowdiest
: coarse or boisterous in behavior : rough
also
: characterized by such behavior
rowdy local bars
Synonyms of rowdy
Examples of rowdy in a Sentence
Adjective
a rowdy game of basketball
a rowdy but good-natured group of teenagers
Noun
rowdies had overtaken the neighborhood and were threatening people on the street
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Jeremy Herb, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
He gets beat up once and faces a few rowdy crowds, but threads every needle pretty much perfectly.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
Each summer, thousands of people from across the globe flock to the Saratoga Race Course, bringing in wild and rowdy crowds.
—Cat Sposato, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2025
Instead, the pilgrims became rowdy at their feast and began shooting into the air.
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Adjective
Gorst came back in both contests, including a late-night quarterfinal against Michael Baoanan, a player from the Philippines who was backed by a sizable cheering section that created a rowdier atmosphere.
—Jeremy Herb, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
He gets beat up once and faces a few rowdy crowds, but threads every needle pretty much perfectly.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
Each summer, thousands of people from across the globe flock to the Saratoga Race Course, bringing in wild and rowdy crowds.
—Cat Sposato, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2025
Instead, the pilgrims became rowdy at their feast and began shooting into the air.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Rowdy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rowdy. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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rowdy
1 of 2 adjective
row·dy
ˈrau̇d-ē 
rowdier; rowdiest
: rough or loud in behavior
rowdiness
noun
rowdy
2 of 2 noun
plural rowdies
: a rowdy person
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