Definition of rowdy
rowdier
;rowdiest
: coarse or boisterous in behavior : rough; also : characterized by such behavior rowdy local bars
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Examples of rowdy in a Sentence
a rowdy game of basketball
a rowdy but good-natured group of teenagers
Recent Examples of rowdy from the Web
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The Indians, no less rowdy, have gone one better with a half-stadium for 15,000.
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Even with such a booming voice, Boo was able to wrangle herself in to control her delivery on songs packed with rowdy men.
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Nannying for three rowdy kids or doing yard work all day is hard! 10.
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After rowdy crowds prompted safety concerts, Humble Pie was forced to stop its performance.
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Multiple classes compete on any given Saturday ranging from the rowdy Hornets to the lightning-fast Winged Sprints.
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Bachelor in Paradise has always been rowdier than The Bachelor or The Bachelorette, and the alcohol always seems to flow a little more freely on this series than its progenitors.
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Back in the 1850s, the red sandstone Smithsonian Castle was home to the Institution’s first secretary, Joseph Henry, as well as a group of rowdy young scientists.
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Years ago an acquaintance spent several hair-raising months as a bodyguard for Angus Young, who plays guitar for a rowdy musical troupe called AC/DC.
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Origin and Etymology of rowdy
perhaps irregular from 5row
Examples of rowdy in a Sentence
rowdies had overtaken the neighborhood and were threatening people on the street
Recent Examples of rowdy from the Web
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Appalled at how absurdly little legislative progress has been made this year—despite unified GOP control of the government—the ultra-conservative rowdies are pushing for the unthinkable: a cancellation of Congress’s summer break.
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Sunday Rowdies: (M) Leonard Carter 692; (W) Jamie Heintz 589.
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The president of The Edwards Group (led by Rowdies owner Bill Edwards) knows a thing or two about elections.
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First Known Use of rowdy
1865
ROWDY Defined for English Language Learners
rowdy
Definition of rowdy for English Language Learners
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: a person who causes trouble in a noisy way
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Definition of rowdy for Students
rowdier
;rowdiest
: rough or noisy rowdy baseball fans
rowdiness
nounDefinition of rowdy for Students
rowdies
: a person who behaves coarsely or roughly
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