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—rowdyishly, adv. —rowdyishness, n./row"dee ish/, adj.1. like or characteristic of a rowdy.2. disposed to or characterized by rowdyism.[1835-45, Amer.; ROWDY + -ISH1]
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Rowdyish — Row dy*ish, a. Resembling a rowdy in temper or conduct; characteristic of a rowdy. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rowdyish — adjective see rowdy I … New Collegiate Dictionary
rowdyish — adj. moderately noisy, somewhat disorderly, rather unruly, somewhat rough … English contemporary dictionary
rowdyish — row·dy·ish … English syllables
rowdyish — ˈrau̇dēish, di.ish adjective Etymology: rowdy (II) + ish : tending to be crude or noisy … Useful english dictionary
rowdy — I n 1. ruffian, tough, Inf. toughie, thug, mugger, hoodlum, Sl. hood, Sl. yap, Inf. plugugly, Inf. goon, hooligan, Chiefly Brit. rough, Inf. roughneck, Inf. baddy, Sl. bad actor, Sl. gunsel, Sl. mug, Australian Sl. larrikin, Brit. Hist. Mohock,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
Larrikin — Lar ri*kin, n. [Cf. E. dial. larrikin a mischievous or frolicsome youth, larrick lively, careless, larack to frolic, to romp.] A rowdy street loafer; a rowdyish or noisy ill bred fellow; a hoodlum; variously applied, as to a street blackguard, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To make it tough — Tough Tough, a. [Compar. {Tougher}; superl. {Toughest}.] [OE. tough, AS. t[=o]h, akin to D. taai, LG. taa, tage, tau, OHG. z[=a]hi, G. z[aum]he, and also to AS. getenge near to, close to, oppressive, OS. bitengi.] 1. Having the quality of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tough — Tough, a. [Compar. {Tougher}; superl. {Toughest}.] [OE. tough, AS. t[=o]h, akin to D. taai, LG. taa, tage, tau, OHG. z[=a]hi, G. z[aum]he, and also to AS. getenge near to, close to, oppressive, OS. bitengi.] 1. Having the quality of flexibility… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tougher — Tough Tough, a. [Compar. {Tougher}; superl. {Toughest}.] [OE. tough, AS. t[=o]h, akin to D. taai, LG. taa, tage, tau, OHG. z[=a]hi, G. z[aum]he, and also to AS. getenge near to, close to, oppressive, OS. bitengi.] 1. Having the quality of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
