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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Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 14 Feb. 2026
The meeting often turned rowdy as residents gave thunderous applause to those speaking against and jeered those supporting it.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 12 Feb. 2026
The decision capped an hours-long tense meeting filled with confusion over order of meeting operations, debate between the board and the applicant’s lawyers and rowdy members of the public who were interjecting constantly and at times, storming out of city hall.
—Lauren Costantino
february 11, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
The changes follow several years of strict measures after a series of rowdy and sometimes violent spring break incidents in 2021.
—Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
Set between a rowdy wedding in the French countryside and a death commemoration ritual in a tiny African village, the film focuses on an extended clan that’s united, and sometimes divided, by the two major events taking place over the course of the movie.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 14 Feb. 2026
The meeting often turned rowdy as residents gave thunderous applause to those speaking against and jeered those supporting it.
—Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 12 Feb. 2026
The decision capped an hours-long tense meeting filled with confusion over order of meeting operations, debate between the board and the applicant’s lawyers and rowdy members of the public who were interjecting constantly and at times, storming out of city hall.
—Lauren Costantino
february 11, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
The changes follow several years of strict measures after a series of rowdy and sometimes violent spring break incidents in 2021.
—Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Rowdy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rowdy. Accessed 15 Feb. 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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