rowdy
Syllables: row·dy/ˈɹaʊ̯di/US/ˈɹaʊ̯di/
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rowdy adjective: loud and disorderly; riotous; boisterous.
Adjective
rowdy (comparative rowdier, superlative rowdiest)
- Loud and disorderly; riotous; boisterous.
- Synonyms:
- unruly, disorderly
Noun
rowdy (countable and uncountable, plural rowdies)
- A boisterous person; a brawler.
- Carpenter recruited his gang at the saloon, rowdies all. They slept the day, drank well into the evening, and then set off for their pastime.2016, Colson Whitehead, The Underground Railroad, Fleet (2017), page 164
- money; ready money.
- I don’t know whether I quite approve of your throwing over Mr. P. for Mr. F., and don’t think Foker’s such a pretty name, and from your account of him he seems a muff, and not a beauty. But he has got the rowdy, which is the thing.1848 November – 1850 December, William Makepeace Thackeray, chapter 76, in The History of Pendennis. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published...
- "Where's your money?" Jack exclaimed, hoarsely, in a well-feigned voice.
"Ah! where's the rowdy?" iterated Clayton, in a tone it was impossible to conceal.
"I have no money — none — save a few guineas; there — there — in my pocket […]1842, William Leman Rede, The Royal Rake: and the Adventures of Alfred Chesterton, page 25
rowdy meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
rowdy in Hindi
- रौडी, राउडी
rowdy in Tamil
- boisterous person
- ரவுடி ravuṭi
rowdy in Marathi
- रौडी
rowdy in Urdu
- جھگڑالو, پرشور
More languagesFewer languages
- rowdy in Bengali
- রাউডি, রৌডি, রওডি
- rowdy in Telugu
- రౌడీ, రౌడి
- rowdy in Malayalam
- ഒച്ചപ്പാടും ബഹളവും നിറഞ്ഞ, കലഹകാരിയായ
- rowdy in Kannada
- ಪುಂಡ, ಪೋಕರಿ, ಪೋಲಿ, ಅಪಾಪೋಲಿ
- rowdy in Gujarati
- રૌડી, રાઉડી
- rowdy in Odia
- ରାଉଡି, ରୌଡି
- rowdy in Nepali
- रौडी, राउडी, रोउडी
Examples of rowdy in a sentence
- I'm glad to be back in civilization after a day with that rowdy family.
- Gary was a hulking meathead who, when he wasn't playing football, was either hunting, fishing or getting drunk and rowdy in some topless bar.
- He played the straitlaced partner of the rowdy hero, always nagging him about paperwork and protocol.
Synonyms of rowdy
Forms of rowdy
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | rowdier |
| superlative | rowdiest |
| alternative form | rowdie |
| Noun | |
| plural | rowdies |
Origin of rowdy
Possibly from row (“noisy argument”), originally used as a noun.
Words formed from rowdy
Words that rhyme with rowdy
Questions about rowdy
- What does rowdy mean?
- Rowdy means loud and disorderly; riotous; boisterous.
- What is rowdy in Hindi?
- Rowdy in Hindi is रौडी, राउडी. See Rowdy meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is rowdy?
- Rowdy can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce rowdy?
- Rowdy is pronounced /ˈɹaʊ̯di/ (UK).
Words near rowdy in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: rowdy (page history and authors); rowdy (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rowdy (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rowdy (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); rowdy (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rowdy (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rowdy (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); rowdy (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); rowdy (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rowdy (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); rowdy (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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