rowdier; rowdiest
: coarse or boisterous in behavior : rough
also
: characterized by such behavior
rowdy local bars
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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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Rachel Raposas, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025
Israeli medical professionals advocating for hostages in Gaza warned that chaotic handoffs could trigger traumatic memories of the hostages’ first moments in Gaza, in which militants drove some of them through rowdy crowds.
—Adam Rasgon, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
The answer is simple: one of the NFL’s oldest stadiums has been cleared of snow as of Friday, and is ready to host rowdy fans for the Chiefs’ first playoff game of the season.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2025
So when the Broncos started the game shooting 5-for-5 from three, the typically rowdy crowd inside Dee Glen Smith Spectrum was momentarily silenced.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 12 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
Buffalo Wild Wings is getting rowdy ahead of the Super Bowl ... again!
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025
Israeli medical professionals advocating for hostages in Gaza warned that chaotic handoffs could trigger traumatic memories of the hostages’ first moments in Gaza, in which militants drove some of them through rowdy crowds.
—Adam Rasgon, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2025
The answer is simple: one of the NFL’s oldest stadiums has been cleared of snow as of Friday, and is ready to host rowdy fans for the Chiefs’ first playoff game of the season.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 17 Jan. 2025
So when the Broncos started the game shooting 5-for-5 from three, the typically rowdy crowd inside Dee Glen Smith Spectrum was momentarily silenced.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Rowdy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rowdy. Accessed 6 Feb. 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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