rowdy

¹row·dy

adj \ˈrau̇-dē\

row·di·errow·di·est

Definition of ROWDY

: coarse or boisterous in behavior : rough; also : characterized by such behavior <rowdy local bars>

— row·di·ly \ˈrau̇-d^əl-ē\ adverb

— row·di·ness \ˈrau̇-dē-nəs\ noun

— row·dy·ish \-ish\ adjective

Examples of ROWDY

1. a rowdy game of basketball
2. <a rowdy but good-natured group of teenagers>

Origin of ROWDY

perhaps irregular from ⁵row

First Known Use: 1819

Related to ROWDY

Synonyms: hell-raising, knockabout, rambunctious, raucous, robustious, roisterous, rollicking, boisterous, rumbustious [chiefly British]

Antonyms: orderly

Related Words: callithumpian, carnival, carnivalesque, larrikin [chiefly Australian], raffish, rampageous, raucous, riotous, rowdyish, ruffianly; stormy, tempestuous, turbulent, violent; headstrong, intractable, obstreperous, recalcitrant, uncontrollable, uncontrolled, undisciplined, ungovernable, uninhibited, unmanageable, unreserved, unrestrained, unruly, wild, willful (or wilful); bubbly, buoyant, effervescent, exuberant, high-spirited, impassioned, lively, sprightly, vivacious; clamorous, loudmouthed, noisy, openmouthed, rackety, strident, vociferous; howling, screaming, yelling

Near Antonyms: sedate, sober, solemn, somber (or sombre), staid; decorous, dignified, proper, seemly; calm, hushed, noiseless, peaceful, placid, quiet, restrained, serene, silent, soundless, tranquil; collected, composed, constrained, controlled, imperturbable, inhibited, repressed, self-controlled, unflappable, unruffled; moderate, reasonable, subdued, temperate; impassive, phlegmatic, stoic (or stoical), stolid; depressed; aloof, detached, indifferent

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Rhymes with ROWDY

cloudy, dowdy, howdy