rowdy

adjective

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row·dy | \ ˈrau̇-dē

rowdier; rowdiest

Definition of rowdy

(Entry 1 of 2)

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

rowdy

noun

plural rowdies

Definition of rowdy (Entry 2 of 2)

: a rowdy person : tough

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Other Words from rowdy

Adjective

rowdily \ ˈrau̇-də-lē

\ adverb

rowdiness \ ˈrau̇-dē-nəs

\ noun

rowdyish \ ˈrau̇-dē-ish

\ adjective

Synonyms & Antonyms for rowdy

Synonyms: Adjective

Synonyms: Noun

Antonyms: Adjective

orderly

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

Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective The song comes ahead of the 2021 Academy of Country Music Awards, where Brothers Osborne are nominated for Duo of the Year and Album of the Year for their rowdy third album Skeletons. — Justin Curto, Vulture, "Brothers Osborne Release ‘Younger Me,’ Inspired by T.J.’s Coming Out," 16 Apr. 2021 The rowdy singer’s been in hot water since Feb. 2, when TMZ posted a video of him stumbling around outside his house, yelling with friends, tossing F-bombs and using the N-word. — Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al, "Morgan Wallen: ‘I won’t be playing festivals or Luke Bryan tour dates’," 15 Apr. 2021 At one point, when the Hornets cut the lead to five and the rowdy crowd started anticipating a comeback, Cleveland fed Love in the post on back-to-back possessions. — Chris Fedor, cleveland, "Cleveland Cavaliers, nearly full strength for the first time all season, beat Charlotte Hornets 103-90," 15 Apr. 2021 Given the Amherst campus’s reputation for rowdy behavior, such as what followed Super Bowl and World Series victories by the Patriots and Red Sox, the celebrations were uncharacteristically restrained. — BostonGlobe.com, "A big win for UMass," 12 Apr. 2021 Alpha Kappa Lambda was a rowdy place, but Mullins took pains to remind his fellow-members of the fraternity’s commitment to public service, and Grossheim saw him as an exception to the house’s culture. — D. T. Max, The New Yorker, "A Mysterious Suicide Cluster," 12 Apr. 2021 Malik also said that a customer who has a problem wearing a mask often needs to leave anyway for being rowdy or having too much to drink. — Jeremy Hallock, Dallas News, "‘We’re not going to fight it’: Many Deep Ellum bars and restaurants take a relaxed approach as mask mandate is lifted," 11 Mar. 2021 Guests are drunk and rowdy, and airing dirty laundry. — Jenny Singer, Glamour, "Celebrity Gossip in Late-Stage Pandemic Is Juicier Than Ever," 5 Apr. 2021 The joy of spring, hesitant at the start but rowdy and recharged by the end. — Bryce Miller Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column: Hearing cheers pumps up Padres in comeback win over D-backs," 1 Apr. 2021 Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Bieber has spent the better part of his twenties on the same mission, trying to prove to the world that the rowdy, debauched version of him that made headlines daily in his late teens is not the real Bieber. — Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, "Justin Bieber’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Samples Don’t Offer the ‘Justice’ He Seeks," 22 Mar. 2021 The audience will be virtual, but the music — guaranteed — will be real and a little rowdy when Steve Poltz performs two shows today from the City Winery in the onetime-San Diego fixture’s adopted hometown of Nashville. — David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Arts & Culture Newsletter: For Steve Poltz, positivity is the only option," 19 Nov. 2020 The commission voted on the rezoning as the last agenda item in a rowdy, nearly five-hour meeting. — Joshua Bowling, azcentral, "After a rowdy 5-hour meeting, Glendale recommends approving a rezoning request that could lead to a Love's truck stop," 5 June 2020 The game included five yellow cards and one red card ejection, making the match rowdy. — Cheryl Wray, al, "Legion FC keeps playoff dream alive, beats New York at home," 17 Oct. 2019 WASHINGTON - The rowdy, meandering and combative news conference Wednesday began with President Donald Trump marveling at the media. — Author: Toluse Olorunnipa, Anchorage Daily News, "Analysis: Trump rides roller coaster of grievance and braggadocio as Finland’s leader looks on," 3 Oct. 2019 As one of the few Jews living in Teaneck in the early 1940s, young Saperstein is discriminated against almost daily by teachers and students, especially by members of the Black Cat Gang, a bunch of rowdies who make his life hell. — Sandra Dallas, The Denver Post, "Regional books: “This Boy’s War,” “The Dead Girl in 2A” and more," 18 Aug. 2019 Although the Warriors chose to do nothing at the deadline, the Cavaliers were unloading players like club bouncers tossing rowdies into the street. — Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, "Rivalry gets a reset as Cavaliers blow it up, Warriors stand pat," 8 Feb. 2018 But unlike Freedom Caucus rowdies, Tuesday Groupies are a low-key, low-profile bunch. — Michelle Cottle, The Atlantic, "Who Will Lead the Republican Moderates?," 8 Oct. 2017

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