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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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2025
The rowdy responses of the classless crowd were intolerable.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2025
As Thomas boards the ship to the Netherlands, he’s seen off by a rowdy crowd of fishermen.
—B. Pietras
june 10, Literary Hub, 10 June 2025
That frothy film put Fort Lauderdale on the spring break map — a rowdy reputation the city has distanced itself from for decades.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 10 June 2025
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Adjective
But Pavement remade it in their own gloriously ramshackle way, goosing it with new melodies and rowdy band interaction.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2025
The rowdy responses of the classless crowd were intolerable.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 10 June 2025
As Thomas boards the ship to the Netherlands, he’s seen off by a rowdy crowd of fishermen.
—B. Pietras
june 10, Literary Hub, 10 June 2025
That frothy film put Fort Lauderdale on the spring break map — a rowdy reputation the city has distanced itself from for decades.
—Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 10 June 2025
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“Rowdy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rowdy. Accessed 18 Jun. 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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