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Rowdy vs Docile - What's the difference?

rowdy | docile |

As adjectives the difference between rowdy and docile

is that rowdy is rough and disorderly; riotous or just boisterous while docile is yielding to control or supervision, direction, or management.

As a noun rowdy

is a boisterous person; a brawler.

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

    * *

    docile

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Yielding to control or supervision, direction, or management.
  • Ready to accept instruction or direction.

    • Synonyms

    * (yielding to control): compliant, malleable, meek, submissive, tractable * (ready to accept instruction): amenable, compliant, teachable

    Antonyms

    * (yielding to control): rebellious, wilful

    Derived terms

    * docilely * docility

    Related terms

    * docent * doctor * doctorate * doctrinaire * doctrinal * doctrine * document * indoctrinate

    Anagrams

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