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Feisty vs Rowdy - What's the difference?

feisty | rowdy |

As adjectives the difference between feisty and rowdy

is that feisty is tenacious, energetic, spunky while rowdy is rough and disorderly; riotous or just boisterous.

As a noun rowdy is

a boisterous person; a brawler.

feisty

English

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • Tenacious, energetic, spunky.
  • Belligerent; prepared to stand and fight, especially in spite of relatively small stature or some other disadvantage.
  • Easily offended and ready to bicker.

    • Derived terms

    * feistily * feistiness

    References

    English words not following the I before E except after C rule

    rowdy

    English

    Alternative forms

    * rowdie

    Adjective

    (er)
  • rough and disorderly; riotous or just boisterous

    • Derived terms

    * rowdiness * rowdyism

    Noun

    (rowdies)
  • A boisterous person; a brawler.

    • Synonyms

    * (boisterous person) brawler, ruffian

    Anagrams

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