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

Other Word Forms

• raucously adverb
• raucousness noun
• raucity 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

But now, one stumble from either of them could raise the prospect of a potential Game 7, in which Tyler Glasnow would face a raucous Rogers Centre crowd.

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But in a raucous World Series opener on Friday night in Toronto, the Blue Jays found their exhaust vent, and triggered an implosion of galactic proportions.

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Even playing in their raucous Rogers Centre north of the border in the opener Friday, the cute little Toronto Blue Jays were supposed to be a far inferior team, eh?

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Like when we stopped hearing his raucous laughter.

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They’re categorized too neatly as a punk band from Whittier, but they’re actually a movement: Southern California’s most raucous self-help program and hardcore band.

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Related Words

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