raucous
rau·cous (rô
k
s)
adj.
1. Rough-sounding and harsh: raucous laughter.
2. Boisterous and disorderly: “the raucous give and take of American democracy” Charles Kuralt.
[From Latin raucus.]
raucous·ly adv.
raucous·ness, rauci·ty (rôs
-t
) n.
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| Adj. | 1. | raucous – unpleasantly loud and harsh
cacophonic, cacophonous – having an unpleasant sound; “as cacophonous as a henyard”- John McCarten
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| 2. | raucous – disturbing the public peace; loud and rough; “a raucous party”; “rowdy teenagers”
disorderly – undisciplined and unruly; “disorderly youths”; “disorderly conduct”
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