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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ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026
The Peacock Lounge is part elegant speakeasy, part subterranean lair, hidden away from the rowdier crowds making bar runs in Savannah on a Saturday night.
—Adam Kuehl, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Once a floor supervisor took over the call then those randy, rowdy voices would settle down, usually.
—Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
Congressional addresses have become rowdy affairs in recent years.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 18 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
In Kotliarevskyi’s satirical adaptation, the Trojan hero becomes a Cossack, rowdy and earthy.
—ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026
The Peacock Lounge is part elegant speakeasy, part subterranean lair, hidden away from the rowdier crowds making bar runs in Savannah on a Saturday night.
—Adam Kuehl, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Once a floor supervisor took over the call then those randy, rowdy voices would settle down, usually.
—Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
Congressional addresses have become rowdy affairs in recent years.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 18 Feb. 2026
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 22 Feb. 2026.
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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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