raucous

The definition of raucous is loud or disorderly.

(adjective)

An example of raucous is a party at college with lots of drinking.

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See raucous in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

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

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

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See raucous in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Rough-sounding and harsh: raucous laughter.
  2. Boisterous and disorderly: “the raucous give and take of American democracy” (Charles Kuralt).

Origin:

Origin: From Latin raucus

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Related Forms:

  • rauˈcous·ly adverb
  • rauˈcous·ness, rauˈci·ty (rôˈsĭ-tē) noun

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