rowdier; rowdiest
: coarse or boisterous in behavior : rough
also
: characterized by such behavior
rowdy local bars
Synonyms
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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Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024
With its epic sunsets that demand a nightly celebration, crystal-clear waters teeming with marine life, beautiful sandbars and an eclectic arts scene, Key West is more than a rowdy party.
—Miami Herald, 30 May 2024
Dallas News, 31 Aug. 2022
Anna Kendrick, Michelle Yeoh, and Denzel Washington all got the same rowdy yet amiable energy.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 20 July 2022
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Adjective
The rowdy fans in the UCLA section seated behind the first base line waved their blue-and-gold pompoms as Ramsey Suarez stepped into the batter’s box.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024
With its epic sunsets that demand a nightly celebration, crystal-clear waters teeming with marine life, beautiful sandbars and an eclectic arts scene, Key West is more than a rowdy party.
—Miami Herald, 30 May 2024
Noun
The Horned Frogs have more talent and experience than the Buffaloes but will have to battle the heightened elevation and the rowdy, Colorado home-field advantage.
—Dallas News, 31 Aug. 2022
Anna Kendrick, Michelle Yeoh, and Denzel Washington all got the same rowdy yet amiable energy.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 20 July 2022
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“Rowdy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rowdy. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
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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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