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rowdy

2 syllables · also rowdier, rowdiest
adjectivenoun
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As an adjective, rowdy means loud and disorderly. As a noun, it means a boisterous person.

Meanings of rowdy

5 meanings

adjective

  1. Loud and disorderly; riotous; boisterous.

  2. Disturbing the public peace; loud and rough

    “a raucous party”

    “rowdy teenagers”

    Similar: raucous

noun

  1. A boisterous person; a brawler.

  2. victorian slangMoney; ready money.

  3. A cruel and brutal fellowperson

    Similar: bully, tough, hooligan, ruffian, roughneck, yob

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

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adjective: disturbing the public peace; loud and rough
raucous
noun: a cruel and brutal fellow
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Words that rhyme with rowdy

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