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raucous Definition

rau·cous (kəs, rä-)

adjective

  1. hoarse; rough-sounding a raucous shout
  2. loud and rowdy a raucous party

Etymology: L raucus < IE echoic base *reu-, to give hoarse cries, mutter > L rumor, OE reon, to lament

raucous Related Forms
rau·cously adverb rau·cous·ness noun
raucous Synonyms

raucous

modif.

  1. 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.

  2. Disorderly

    boisterous, rowdy, loud, drunk; see loud 2, unruly.

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

  • get: Let games or rows get so raucous that they distract the driver.
  • become: The crowd becomes quite raucous for French internationals, and downright mad during the World Cup.
  • make: No birds sing, unless they're ones from far forests, drinking sea-water here, making raucous cries.

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