rowdy
noun
a rough, disorderly person.
rowdiness
-
a word derived from
rowdy.
Example Sentences
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A lot of these kids don’t know how to ... act, but I ended up enjoying their rowdiness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
However she prepared, the comedian found a way to plant her flag in the middle of the Globes’ rowdiness scale.
From Salon ● Jan. 6, 2025
When schools reopened, they reported increases in absenteeism, and in behavioral problems such as student misconduct, rowdiness, and acts of disrespect toward teachers and staff.
From Slate ● Dec. 18, 2023
This strategy has several advantages, prompting some pairs to lay a second egg, enabling the zoo to monitor embryo development and protecting the fragile embryos from condor rowdiness.
From New York Times ● May 16, 2023
We were taking it too far, this rowdiness.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
