rowdy
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++row·dy1 /ˈraʊdi/ adjective LOUD/NOISYbehaving in a noisy rough way that is likely to cause arguments and fighting 吵闹的，粗野的 gangs of rowdy youths 几伙吵闹的年轻人► see thesaurus at loud —rowdily adverb —rowdiness noun [uncountable] —rowdyism noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
rowdy• A group of three men including, he said, the appellant, were being rowdy.• The meeting was a somewhat rowdy affair.• When they were rowdy and rude, I kept whole classes for detention.• They were thrown out of the bar for rowdy behaviour.• No kin to speak of, except for that rowdy bunch in Ireland, of course.• Our fans may be a little rowdy, but they don't throw things.• People living near the football stadium complain about litter and rowdy fans.• a rowdy fraternity party• But like a lot of his rowdy friends, he is settling down.• The women at the sidelines of the rugby match had become very rowdy indeed.• There had been eight of them, a jolly, rowdy party in the respectable Southsea restaurant.• Like teenagers the world over, they were energetic, challenging, rowdy, sometimes lazy and always questioning.• He seemed to think that the others were too rowdy, too greedy.rowdy2 noun (plural rowdies) [countable usually plural] old-fashionedLOUD/NOISY someone who behaves in a rough noisy way 吵闹的人，粗野的人Origin rowdy1 (1800-1900) Perhaps from row “unpleasant noise” ((18-21 centuries))row·dy1 adjectiverowdy2 nounChineseSyllable
behaving rough a noisy likely in way Corpus is that
rowdy
row‧dy1 /ˈraʊdi/ 
adjective
gangs of rowdy youths
—rowdily adverb
—rowdiness noun [uncountable]
—rowdyism noun [uncountable]
▪ loud making a lot of noise – used about sounds, voices, or music: a loud explosion | He was talking in a very loud voice. | The music was too loud.
▪noisy making a lot of noise – used about people, machines, and places that annoy you: The traffic was so noisy. | noisy neighbours | a noisy bar
▪rowdy rowdy people behave in a noisy and uncontrolled way. A rowdy place such as a bar is full of noisy people, often behaving badly: rowdy football fans | a rowdy bar
▪raucous /ˈrɔːkəs $ ˈrɒː-/ especially written unpleasantly loud – used about the excited sound of groups of people: raucous laughter | raucous crowds
▪resounding [only before noun] used to describe a loud noise when something hits another thing, that seems to continue for a few seconds. Also used about people cheering or shouting loudly: The door hit the wall with a resounding crash. | a resounding cheer
rowdy2 noun (plural rowdies) [countable usually plural]
old-fashioned someone who behaves in a rough noisy way
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adjective Date: 1800-1900
Origin: Perhaps from row 'unpleasant noise' (18-21 centuries)
behaving in a noisy rough way that is likely to cause arguments and fighting:Origin: Perhaps from row 'unpleasant noise' (18-21 centuries)
—rowdily adverb
—rowdiness noun [uncountable]
—rowdyism noun [uncountable]
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noun (plural rowdies) [countable usually plural]old-fashioned someone who behaves in a rough noisy way