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Adjective
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With a top supporting cast including Lynch, a riotous Jackie Earle Haley, Liza Koshy and others, the Bacons are keeping it all in the family and deliver a winning entertainment that should have no problem finding a willing distributor.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
13 Mar. 2026 -
Don’t miss the riotous ride that’s sure to leave you howling with laughter!—
Cincinnati Enquirer,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
7 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Customers at Starbucks will be introduced to a new interface with a carnival-style wheel.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
30 Mar. 2023
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Transform your salad spinner into a carnival-style spin art machine.—
Lauren Piro,
Good Housekeeping,
31 Oct. 2022
Adjective
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Three or four decades ago, the newspaperman was appealingly raffish—at once a bum who drank too much and a knight-errant who charged unafraid at social injustice, succored the weak, and crossed lances with the powerful and arrogant.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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A little lowly courier work, yes, but nothing more raffish than that.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Two officers finally guided Kay and Ming Tai into the building through the basement to avoid the rowdy throng.—
Charlotte Brooks,
Big Think,
13 Mar. 2026
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Even by the rowdy standards of Florida politics, Fishback entered the race with an uncommon amount of baggage.—
Dan Adler,
Vanity Fair,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Lord and Miller are boisterous funnymen, with a flair for the exaggerated and the outlandish that feels born of their frequent work in animation.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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There’s her sister, Dorothy (Jamie Lee Curtis), who’s as loud and boisterous as Kay is quiet and disciplined.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Both received raucous applause and cheers Wednesday as the Cougars beat West Virginia 68-48 to advance to the quarterfinals.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
12 Mar. 2026
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The statement over the arena’s PA system was nearly drowned out by a raucous cheer, and the energy in the building never faded until the UConn women’s basketball team was holding its Big East championship trophy under a rainbow shower of confetti.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
11 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Participants take over city streets for a carnivalesque monthly ride, contesting cars’ dominance.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
5 Mar. 2026
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But in its political culture the corruption was inescapable, and, like the city itself, carnivalesque.—
James Verini,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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In a pair of especially rambunctious games between the Florida Panthers and the Lightning over the holidays, Douglas was in the middle of it, fighting Luke Kunin and Niko Mikkola.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Clever, funny and visually appealing, Daniel Chong’s nutty action comedy zips along, driven by rambunctious energy and a spirited Mark Mothersbaugh score.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Rowdyish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rowdyish. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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