Raucous

//ˈɹɔkəs// adj

adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Harsh and rough-sounding.

    "At night, raucous ruckus took place in the swamp."

  2. 2
    Disorderly and boisterous.

    "Acts of vandalism were committed by a raucous gang of drunkards."

  3. 3
    Loud and annoying.

    "The new neighbors had a raucous ruction in the small hours last night."

Adjective
  1. 1
    unpleasantly loud and harsh wordnet
  2. 2
    disturbing the public peace; loud and rough wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
disorderlyrowdystridentabsonantatonalbarbaric

Example

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"Parliament members had a raucous argument over the Wiretapping Law."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin raucus (“hoarse, husky, raucous”).

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