Rowdy
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adjective.
Disorderly; rough.
noun.
A rough, disorderly person.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
A riotous, turbulent fellow; a person given to quarreling and fighting; a rough.
Having the characteristics of a rowdy; given to rowdyism; rough; coarse-grained; disreputable.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
One who engages in rows, or noisy quarrels; a ruffianly fellow.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
adjective.
rough
and
disorderly
;
riotous
or just
boisterous
noun.
A boisterous person; a
brawler
.
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noun.
a cruel and brutal fellow
adjective.
disturbing the public peace; loud and rough
Word Usage
"In fact, he's apologized for what he calls his rowdy, playful behavior, saying it was a mistake."
Equivalent
disorderly
Form
rowdiness
rowdyism
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
Goudy
Saudi
cloudy
dowdy
gowdy
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
abusive
boisterous
clamorous
contentious
disorderly
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
Babbitt
Philistine
arriviste
bad
bad boy
variant
rowdier
rowdiest