rowdy

== English == === Alternative forms === rowdie === Etymology === Possibly from row (“noisy argument”), originally used as a noun. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɹaʊ̯di/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈɹaʊ̯di/, [ˈɹaʊ̯ɾi] (Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈɹæɔ̯di/, [ˈɹæɔ̯ɾi] Rhymes: -aʊdi Hyphenation: row‧dy === Adjective === rowdy (comparative rowdier, superlative rowdiest) Loud and disorderly; riotous; boisterous. Synonyms: unruly, disorderly ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === rowdy (countable and uncountable, plural rowdies) (countable) A boisterous person; a brawler. (uncountable, obsolete, slang) money; ready money. ==== Synonyms ==== brawler ruffian ==== Descendants ==== → German: Rowdy ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === dowry, wordy