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rowdy

adjective
 
 
/ˈraʊ.di/ disapproving

Definition

noisy and possibly violent: a rowdy party rowdy behaviourNoise and noisy rowdily
 
 
/-dɪ.li/ adverb
rowdiness
 
 
/-nəs/ noun [U]
rowdyism
 
 
/-ɪ.zəm/ noun [U]
disgraceful rowdyism in the House of CommonsNoise and noisy
(Definition of rowdy adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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