rowdier; rowdiest
: coarse or boisterous in behavior : rough
also
: characterized by such behavior
rowdy local bars
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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Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
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—Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
At first, the route was a challenge, as the middle school students were rowdy.
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Adjective
In Aurora, some of the attendees became drunk and rowdy.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Flipper’s Boogie Palace at LaCienega and Santa Monica was also the A lister’s night spot of its time, the roller disco home of the trendy (including a young Laura Dern), many in glitter hot pants ready for the rowdy rink.
—Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
At first, the route was a challenge, as the middle school students were rowdy.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Luca Guadagnino’s cancel-culture drama set in the world of academia did not play well at his native Italian festival, and on the eve of a rowdy press conference.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 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 18 Sep. 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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