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Definition of Rowdy

1. Adjective. Disturbing the public peace; loud and rough. "Rowdy teenagers"

Definition of Rowdy

1. n. One who engages in rows, or noisy quarrels; a ruffianly fellow.

Definition of Rowdy

1. Adjective. rough and disorderly; riotous or just boisterous ¹

2. Noun. A boisterous person; a brawler. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Rowdy

1. disorderly in behavior [adj -DIER, -DIEST] : ROWDILY [adv] / a rowdy person [n -DIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rowdy

Literary usage of Rowdy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Nursery by Fanny P Seaverns, John L. Shorey (Firm (1873)
"rowdy-DOWDY loves a noise; Cannot play with quiet boys; Cannot play with quiet ... rowdy-dowdy's full of fun; Never walks if he can run ; Never likes the ..."

2. An American Glossary by Richard Hopwood Thornton (1912)
"rowdy, v. to bully. Obsolete. 1855 [The soil is clayey]. So, besides the burden of rubbers, one has to carry no little portion of the native earth. ..."

3. Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English: Containing Words from the by Thomas Wright (1904)
"Oxfd. rowdy-DOW, ». A hubbub. ROWE, (1) adj. Rough; angry. (2) prêt. t. Rushed. (3) ». To dawn. P. PI. (4) ». A ray. ..."

4. Campfires on Desert and Lava by William Temple Hornaday (1908)
"... and rowdy—A Canine Glutton—rowdy's Contract at the Papago Tanks—His Waterloo—The Sickest Dog on Record—The Bad Break of Rex. CAMPING with dogs is much ..."

5. Our Old Home, and English Note-books by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1912)
"... in the evening, in a straet of Liverpool, I saw a decent man, of the lower orders, taken much aback by being roughly brushed against by a rowdy fellow. ..."

6. Our Old Home: And English Note-books by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1898)
"... in the evening, in a street of Liverpool, I saw a decent man, of the lower orders, taken much aback by being roughly brushed against by a rowdy fellow. ..."

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