rowdiness

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈraʊdinɪs/


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
row•dy /ˈraʊdi/USA pronunciation   adj., -di•er, -di•est, n., pl. -dies. 
adj. 
  1. rough and disorderly:rowdy behavior.

n. [countable]
  1. a rough, disorderly person:The town rowdies were waiting for him.
row•di•ness, n. [uncountable]
row•dy•ism, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
row•dy  (rou′dē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -dies, adj., -di•er, -di•est. 
n. 
  1. a rough, disorderly person.

adj. 
  1. rough and disorderly:rowdy behavior at school.
  • perh. irregularly from row3 1810–20, American.
row′di•ly, adv. 
row′di•ness, n. 
    • 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged boisterous, unruly, obstreperous.
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