rowdyish

[ rou-dee-ish ]

/ ˈraʊ di ɪʃ /

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adjective

like or characteristic of a rowdy.

disposed to or characterized by rowdyism.

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Origin of rowdyish

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45; rowdy + -ish¹

row·dy·ish·ly, adverbrow·dy·ish·ness, noun

All the children of the neighborhood, except the most rowdyish, flocked to Morgan Chapel at least once a week.
The Promised Land|Mary Antin
He wanted to see the boy who had left the office with the man "well-dressed, rowdyish, foppish."
Make or Break|Oliver Optic
Don't be rowdyish, or get the reputation of being a drunken fellow.
The College Freshman's Don't Book|George Fullerton Evans
They had no idea that the crowd about the pavilion was rowdyish.
The Corner House Girls on a Tour|Grace Brooks Hill

Her manner was studiedly rowdyish, her speech marred by slang; she loved only a few persons in the world besides herself.
The Heart of Rachael|Kathleen Norris