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row⋅dy
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ˈraʊ
di
/
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[
rou
-dee
]
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noun,
plural
-dies,
adjective,
-di⋅er,
-di⋅est.
–noun
1.
a rough, disorderly person.
–adjective
2.
rough and disorderly:
rowdy behavior at school.
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Origin:
1810–20,
Americanism
;
perh. irreg. from
row
3
Related forms:
row⋅di⋅ly,
adverb
row⋅di⋅ness,
noun
Synonyms:
2.
boisterous, unruly, obstreperous.
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row·dy
(rou'dē)
n.
pl.
row·dies
A rough, disorderly person.
adj.
row·di·er
,
row·di·est
Disorderly; rough:
rowdy teenagers; a rowdy beer party.
[Probably from
row
3
.]
row'di·ly
adv.
,
row'di·ness
n.
,
row'dy·ism
n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History
rowdy
(n.)
"a rough, quarrelsome person," 1808, Amer.Eng., originally "lawless backwoodsman," probably from
row (3)
(q.v.). The adjective is first recorded 1819.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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