ROWDY

raucous, rowdy

(adjective) disturbing the public peace; loud and rough; “a raucous party”; “rowdy teenagers”

bully, tough, hooligan, ruffian, roughneck, rowdy, yob, yobo, yobbo

(noun) a cruel and brutal fellow

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

rowdy (comparative rowdier, superlative rowdiest)

Loud and disorderly; riotous; boisterous.

Synonyms

• unruly

• disorderly

Noun

rowdy (plural rowdies)

A boisterous person; a brawler.

Synonyms

• brawler

• ruffian

Anagrams

• dowry, wordy

Source: Wiktionary


Row"dy, n.; pl. Rowdies. Etym: [From Rout, or Row a brawl.]

Definition: One who engages in rows, or noisy quarrels; a ruffianly fellow. M. Arnold.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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