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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Ellise Shafer, Variety, 27 June 2025
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Known for its rowdy weekend pool parties at Strawberry Moon, The Goodtime Hotel, Miami Beach, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel, can be your Friday kick start to the weekend.
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Adjective
Fittingly, a green laser shined out into the crowd as attendees turned from polite listeners to a rowdy mosh pit, singing every word.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 27 June 2025
Johnson is not the only country star who has stopped mid-concert to address a rowdy crowd.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 25 June 2025
Known for its rowdy weekend pool parties at Strawberry Moon, The Goodtime Hotel, Miami Beach, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel, can be your Friday kick start to the weekend.
—Angela Caraway-Carlton, Miami Herald, 25 June 2025
Deadwood, South Dakota Founded in 1876 during the Black Hills Gold Rush, Deadwood quickly grew into a bustling, rowdy mining camp.
—Noreen Kompanik, Boston Herald, 15 June 2025
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“Rowdy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rowdy. Accessed 6 Jul. 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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