Rackety

adj, slang

adj, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective

1
Making a racket; noisy. informal
"The book’s initial germ was a rackety shootout not far from Mr. Chandra’s family’s co-op."
2
Involving, or characteristic of, a criminal racket. informal
"The fact that the major European countries consider Cyprus to be a rackety semi-gangster society made it madness ever to allow the island to join the Eurozone, rather than an excuse, as now, for stealing its citizens' money."

Adjective

1
uncontrollably noisy wordnet

Synonyms

blaring blatant blustering boisterous brassy brawling

Antonyms

Example

"The book’s initial germ was a rackety shootout not far from Mr. Chandra’s family’s co-op."

Etymology

From racket + -y.

Related phrases

rackety-clackety

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