Antonyms for rowdy

Grammar : Adj, noun

Spell : rou-dee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈraʊ di

Definition of rowdy

Origin : "a rough, quarrelsome person," 1808, American English, originally "lawless backwoodsman," probably from row (n.2). The adjective is first recorded 1819. Related: Rowdily; rowdiness.

adj boisterous, noisy
noun person who is boisterous, noisy

Example sentences :

I was conscious of a bit of the rowdy in my manner, but I seemed powerless to prevent it.
Extract from : « Ruggles of Red Gap » by Harry Leon Wilson

For then was the time that she preferred for her rowdy tricks.
Extract from : « The Tale of Mrs. Ladybug » by Arthur Scott Bailey

It was renowned for its riots, and was, in fact (to use a slang word) a "rowdy" place.
Extract from : « We Two » by Edna Lyall

And in spite of all his efforts, the school was as rowdy as ever.
Extract from : « The Willoughby Captains » by Talbot Baines Reed

They have not quite the rowdy actuality of Mr. Tarkington's urchins.
Extract from : « Explorers of the Dawn » by Mazo de la Roche

He stopped for an instant to absorb the rowdy racket from the taproom.
Extract from : « The Ghost Breaker » by Charles Goddard

Among the rowdy set of his fellow-students he shone with a certain superiority.
Extract from : « The Whirlpool » by George Gissing

He never was rowdy, but silent as usual, he threw himself upon his bed.
Extract from : « In the Foreign Legion » by Erwin Rosen

Big Cracker, of this profane, rowdy crew, sidled to the sled.
Extract from : « Billy Topsail, M.D. » by Norman Duncan

It was interesting for the dogs—this rowdy pack from Tight Cove.
Extract from : « Billy Topsail, M.D. » by Norman Duncan

Synonyms for rowdy

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