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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Mona Gable, Outside, 9 Nov. 2025
Think of it as pimento cheese’s rowdy cousin, creamy with cream cheese and sharp Cheddar, smoky from plenty of bacon, and punched up with tangy pickled jalapeños.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025
Beşiktaş and Nişantaşı Down by the water on the European Bosphorus shore, just a short walk from Dolmabahçe Palace, Beşiktaş is a rowdy neighborhood famed for its passionate support of the local football team and plethora of pubs.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025
The Jayhawks will be tested in what promises to be a rowdy environment inside the Dean Smith Center.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
Unlike Brooklyn, New York, where the 32-year-old author recently performed the same bit on his book tour, this audience is into it, their voices rowdy.
—Mona Gable, Outside, 9 Nov. 2025
Think of it as pimento cheese’s rowdy cousin, creamy with cream cheese and sharp Cheddar, smoky from plenty of bacon, and punched up with tangy pickled jalapeños.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025
Beşiktaş and Nişantaşı Down by the water on the European Bosphorus shore, just a short walk from Dolmabahçe Palace, Beşiktaş is a rowdy neighborhood famed for its passionate support of the local football team and plethora of pubs.
—Katie Nadworny, Travel + Leisure, 8 Nov. 2025
The Jayhawks will be tested in what promises to be a rowdy environment inside the Dean Smith Center.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rowdy
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“Rowdy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rowdy. Accessed 15 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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