See Also: rowdy(dictionary)
rowdy 1, adjective(dictionary)
rowdy 2, noun(dictionary)

rowdy (iou)



rowdy noun, adjective, & verb. Orig. US. E19.
[Perh. rel. to ROW adjective1.]
A. noun. Orig., a rough and lawless backwoodsman. Later, any rough disorderly person. E19.
K. Kesey This..rowdy..serving time for gambling and battery.
b. adjective.
Rough, disorderly, noisy. E19.
P. L. Fermor One rowdy tableful, riotously calling for..stronger wine.
b. transf. Of an animal: refractory. L19.
Characterized by noise and disorder. M19.
F. Kaplan Some..elections were rowdy, most of them corrupt.
C. verb.
verb trans. Treat in a rowdy manner. rare. E19.
verb intrans. Act in a noisy disorderly manner. L19.
Comb.: rowdy-dow slang boisterous noise, uproar; rowdy-dowdy adjective (slang) characterized by boisterous noise.
rowdily adverb L20.
rowdiness noun M19.
rowdyish adjective somewhat rowdy M19.
rowdyism noun rowdy behaviour or conduct M19.