raucous

[ raw-kuhs ]

adjective

1. harsh; strident; grating:

   raucous voices; raucous laughter.

   Synonyms: raspy, rough

   Antonyms: dulcet, mellow, soft

2. rowdy; disorderly:

   a raucous party.

raucous

/ ˈrɔːsɪtɪ; ˈrɔːkəs /

adjective

1. (of voices, cries, etc) harshly or hoarsely loud

Derived Forms

• ˈraucousness, noun
• ˈraucously, adverb

Other Words From

• raucous·ly adverb
• raucous·ness rau·ci·ty [raw, -si-tee], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of raucous¹

1760–70; < Latin raucus hoarse, harsh, rough; -ous

Word History and Origins

Origin of raucous¹

C18: from Latin raucus hoarse

Example Sentences

An hour-and-a-half of pure, raucous, profanity-fueled laughter: what a perfect edition of Fashion Police aired on E!

From The Daily Beast

Actually, the scene was so darned enthusiastic that it began to look a little like a raucous Walmart employee rally.

From The Daily Beast

Then 45 years old, Robert Foligny Broussard was a raucous and charismatic Democrat from New Iberia, Louisiana.

From The Daily Beast

At first it was raucous, trembling with patriotism, a sea of seething yellow.

From The Daily Beast

So raucous did the celebration get that City Tavern took the unusual step of sending along a bill for “breakage.”

From The Daily Beast

The court crier cleared his throat and shouted in a raucous voice, Raymond Burton!

From Project Gutenberg

Even the gulls, wheeling and darting along the shore, had a new note in their raucous crying.

From Project Gutenberg

The woman called to him in high-pitched and raucous prohibition, but Newt Spooner went heedlessly on his way.

From Project Gutenberg

From the adjoining room came the sound of Cavendish's breathing, but now it was more raucous, more like groan following groan.

From Project Gutenberg

Is the raucous "Well hit, Johnny," of the crowd a fitting, a reverent salutation?

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Related Words

• boisterous
• disorderly
• rambunctious
• rowdy
• turbulent
• unruly