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rowdyish [rou-dee-ish] EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN adjective like or characteristic of a rowdy. disposed to or characterized by rowdyism. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of rowdyish An Americanism dating back to 1835–45; rowdy + -ish1 Related formsrow·dy·ish·ly, adverbrow·dy·ish·ness, noun Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for rowdyish Historical Examples of rowdyish
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
Far more than mature Jerry, was mature Michael playful and rowdyish.
Jack London
He was at white heat, fighting mad, and cared little what he said to these rowdyish intruders.
The Grammar School Boys Snowbound
H. Irving Hancock
Four or five of the rowdyish crowd picked up sticks that they had carried through the forest that afternoon.
The Grammar School Boys Snowbound
H. Irving Hancock
