I. row ‧ dy 1 /ˈraʊdi/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Origin: Perhaps from row 'unpleasant noise' (18-21 centuries) ]
behaving in a noisy rough way that is likely to cause arguments and fighting:
gangs of rowdy youths
—rowdily adverb
—rowdiness noun [uncountable]
—rowdyism noun [uncountable]
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THESAURUS
▪ loud making a lot of noise – used about sounds, voices, or music:
a loud explosion
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He was talking in a very loud voice.
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The music was too loud.
▪ noisy making a lot of noise – used about people, machines, and places that annoy you:
The traffic was so noisy.
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noisy neighbours
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a noisy bar
▪ rowdy rowdy people behave in a noisy and uncontrolled way. A rowdy place such as a bar is full of noisy people, often behaving badly:
rowdy football fans
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a rowdy bar
▪ raucous /ˈrɔːkəs $ ˈrɒː-/ especially written unpleasantly loud – used about the excited sound of groups of people:
raucous laughter
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raucous crowds
▪ resounding [only before noun] used to describe a loud noise when something hits another thing, that seems to continue for a few seconds. Also used about people cheering or shouting loudly:
The door hit the wall with a resounding crash.
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a resounding cheer
II. rowdy 2 BrE AmE noun ( plural rowdies ) [countable usually plural]
old-fashioned someone who behaves in a rough noisy way