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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Staff Author, InStyle, 7 Mar. 2026
Leave your beach read at home, as the rowdy atmosphere is the main draw here.
—Melanie Van Zyl, Travel + Leisure, 6 Mar. 2026
Even the rowdy coda leaves things unsettled.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
But for four days this April, the Music Box Theatre will become the rowdiest playground for genre films in the country.
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Adjective
During an outing with Kennedy's family at a rowdy pub, the pair snuck away for an impromptu date.
—Staff Author, InStyle, 7 Mar. 2026
Leave your beach read at home, as the rowdy atmosphere is the main draw here.
—Melanie Van Zyl, Travel + Leisure, 6 Mar. 2026
Even the rowdy coda leaves things unsettled.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
But for four days this April, the Music Box Theatre will become the rowdiest playground for genre films in the country.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 4 Mar. 2026
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“Rowdy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rowdy. Accessed 10 Mar. 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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