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Roddy vs Rowdy - What's the difference?

roddy | rowdy |

As a proper noun roddy

is or (m).

As an adjective rowdy is

rough and disorderly; riotous or just boisterous.

As a noun rowdy is

a boisterous person; a brawler.

roddy

English

Etymology 1

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Full of rods or twigs.

    • Etymology 2

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
    • (Chaucer)
    (Webster 1913)

    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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