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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Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
During YoungBoy’s latest performance on Thursday, the rapper paused his rowdy setlist to address a rambunctious fan in the crowd who kept throwing items onstage.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
The View has a long history of guests receiving sustained standing ovations — and Goldberg attempting to shush rowdy audience members.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
The Swamp is notoriously rowdy and spirited, but there’s still plenty for families to do in Gainesville, game day or not.
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Adjective
Playing a French player at Roland Garros is usually one of the more unpleasant tasks in tennis, given how rowdy the crowd can get when rooting for one of their own on Court Philippe-Chatrier.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
During YoungBoy’s latest performance on Thursday, the rapper paused his rowdy setlist to address a rambunctious fan in the crowd who kept throwing items onstage.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
The View has a long history of guests receiving sustained standing ovations — and Goldberg attempting to shush rowdy audience members.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
The Swamp is notoriously rowdy and spirited, but there’s still plenty for families to do in Gainesville, game day or not.
—Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Rowdy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rowdy. Accessed 17 Oct. 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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