raucous
raucous
Definition
rau·cous (rô′kəs, rä′-)
adjective
- hoarse; rough-sounding a raucous shout
- loud and rowdy a raucous party
Etymology: L raucus < IE echoic base *reu-, to give hoarse cries, mutter > L rumor, OE reon, to lament
rau′·cously adverb
rau′·cous·ness noun
raucous
Synonyms
raucous
modif.
Harsh
strident, rough, grating, hoarse, loud, gruff, dissonant, jarring, rasping, cacophonous, squawking, earsplitting, ear-piercing, blatant, sharp, acute, blaring, dry, braying, atonal, grinding, unharmonious, unmusical, piercing, shrill, penetrating, husky, discordant, stertorous; see also harsh 1.Disorderly
raucous
Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- laughter: Not often do we hear raucous laughter emanating from within the confines of the exam room!
- chorus: From striking her opening chords to having the crowd yell a raucous chorus of ' Oh Estelle!
- laugh: A short pause is followed by a raucous laugh.
- comedy: This raucous comedy must be the most feminist play of the period.
- crowd: In the saloon, the noise of the raucous crowd drowned out the screams coming from upstairs.
- noise: This live recording is good quality and includes raucous crowd noise!
Modifying Another Word
- too: G is brighter but also more strident and some hold it to be too raucous.
- quite: The crowd becomes quite raucous for French internationals, and downright mad during the World Cup.
- typically: Free Loading Frank was back to start of the evening in a typically raucous fashion.
- rather: Some babies have difficulty getting to sleep which can make bedtime a rather raucous and frustrating affair.
- so: Not so raucous, if you know what I mean.
- sometimes: It is sometimes raucous, sometimes humorous and quite often just plain weird!
Used with adjective complement
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