rowdy

English

Alternative forms

• rowdie

Etymology

Possibly from row (“noisy argument”)

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aʊdi

Adjective

rowdy (comparative rowdier, superlative rowdiest)

1. rough and disorderly; riotous or just boisterous

Derived terms

• rowdiness
• rowdyism

Translations

rough and disorderly

• Cherokee: ᏄᏁᎸᎾ (chr) (nunelvna)
• French: chahuteur (fr) m, chahuteuse (fr) f
• Italian: chiassoso (it)

• Russian: буйный (ru) (bújnyj)
• Swedish: stökig (sv)

Noun

rowdy (plural rowdies)

1. A boisterous person; a brawler.

Synonyms

• (boisterous person): brawler, ruffian

Translations

boisterous person

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 鬧事者 (cmn), 闹事者 (cmn) (nàoshìzhě)

• Finnish: öykkäri (fi), tappelupukari (fi)

• Japanese: あばれんぼう (ja) (abarenbō)
• Russian: буян (ru) (buján) m, хулиган (ru) (xuligán) m

Anagrams

• dowry
• wordy