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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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Two of Basem’s teenage students — the older, rowdy Yacoub (Mahmoud Bakri) and the younger, booksmart Adam (Muhammad Abed El Rahman) — share his class despite their age difference, owing to Yacoub’s stint in Israeli detention.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
Hoppus’s new book is a funny, engaging and heartfelt reflection on everything from his childhood in the California desert and the rowdy early years of Blink-182, to the band’s trials and tribulations and eventually his battle with cancer.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
But the loud and rowdy storm that drenched the region Thursday greatly eased the palpable threat of wildfires, slowed a deepening drought and gave outdoor plants a good, long drink.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
While that's good for theaters, it's proven to be, well, less good for their employees, who've been forced to contend with crowds of rowdy, popcorn-chucking teens.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Two of Basem’s teenage students — the older, rowdy Yacoub (Mahmoud Bakri) and the younger, booksmart Adam (Muhammad Abed El Rahman) — share his class despite their age difference, owing to Yacoub’s stint in Israeli detention.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
Hoppus’s new book is a funny, engaging and heartfelt reflection on everything from his childhood in the California desert and the rowdy early years of Blink-182, to the band’s trials and tribulations and eventually his battle with cancer.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
But the loud and rowdy storm that drenched the region Thursday greatly eased the palpable threat of wildfires, slowed a deepening drought and gave outdoor plants a good, long drink.
—Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Rowdy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rowdy. Accessed 22 Apr. 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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