I. ˈrau̇dē, -di adjective
( -er/-est )
Etymology: perhaps irregular from row (VI)
1.
a. : lacking in refinement : noisily turbulent : boisterous , rough
a shouting rowdy game — Marjory S. Douglas
a rowdy little girl, who gave way upon the slightest provocation to uncontrollable laughter — Scott Fitzgerald
rowdy mountain brooks — American Guide Series: Connecticut
b. : of a disreputable character : raffish , vulgar
lackeys, housemaids and yokels of all sorts formed the most rowdy , but also the most enraptured, group in the … theater — W.S.Clark
the comedy is often broad, even rowdy — Hollis Alpert
2. Australia : lacking in docility : stubborn , unruly — used of livestock
II. noun
( -es )
: one that is boisterous or pugnacious
a favorite pastime of these … rowdies was to ride through the town at great speed while shooting with both hands — S.H.Holbrook
the tough eggs, the rowdies in the crew — E.L.Burdick
III. intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-es )
: to behave in a rowdy manner
there was a lot of gambling and rowdying — Bruce Siberts