■ adjective ( rowdier , rowdiest ) noisy and disorderly.
■ noun ( plural rowdies ) a ~ person.
Derivatives
rowdily adverb
rowdiness noun
~ism noun
Origin
C19 (orig. US in the sense 'lawless backwoodsman'): of unknown origin.
■ adjective ( rowdier , rowdiest ) noisy and disorderly.
■ noun ( plural rowdies ) a ~ person.
Derivatives
rowdily adverb
rowdiness noun
~ism noun
Origin
C19 (orig. US in the sense 'lawless backwoodsman'): of unknown origin.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004