raucous

[ raw-kuhs ]

/ ˈrɔ kəs /

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adjective

harsh; strident; grating: raucous voices; raucous laughter.

rowdy; disorderly: a raucous party.

Origin of raucous

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

SYNONYMS FOR raucous

1 rough, jarring, raspy.

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ANTONYMS FOR raucous

1 soft, mellow, dulcet.

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OTHER WORDS FROM raucous

rau·cous·ly, adverbrau·cous·ness, rau·ci·ty

[raw-si-tee], /ˈrɔ sɪ ti/, noun

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Example sentences from the Web for raucous

Upon that scene, the quiet of the room so raucously lacerated, burst Mr. Haas, too breathless for voice.
The Best Short Stories of 1917|Various
The occasional bleat of a belated automobile on the drive below came up to me raucously.
When a Man Marries|Mary Roberts Rinehart
His nomination had his head up between the slats, and was crowing regularly and raucously.
The Skipper and the Skipped|Holman Day
He laughed again, raucously, and turned his back to Sanderson, disappearing into the store.
Square Deal Sanderson|Charles Alden Seltzer

The noise broke in raucously upon that horrid gurgling sound without.
The Man with the Clubfoot|Valentine Williams

British Dictionary definitions for raucous

raucous

/ (ˈrɔːkəs) /

adjective

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

Derived forms of raucous

raucously, adverbraucousness or rare raucity (ˈrɔːsɪtɪ), noun

Word Origin for raucous

C18: from Latin raucus hoarse

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单词	raucous
释义	raucous [ raw-kuhs ] / ˈrɔ kəs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR raucous ON THESAURUS.COM adjective harsh; strident; grating: raucous voices; raucous laughter. rowdy; disorderly: a raucous party. Origin of raucous 1760–70; <Latin raucus hoarse, harsh, rough; see -ous SYNONYMS FOR raucous 1 rough, jarring, raspy. SEE SYNONYMS FOR raucous ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR raucous 1 soft, mellow, dulcet. SEE ANTONYMS FOR raucous ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM raucous rau·cous·ly, adverbrau·cous·ness, rau·ci·ty [raw-si-tee], /ˈrɔ sɪ ti/, noun Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for raucous Upon that scene, the quiet of the room so raucously lacerated, burst Mr. Haas, too breathless for voice. The Best Short Stories of 1917\|Various The occasional bleat of a belated automobile on the drive below came up to me raucously. When a Man Marries\|Mary Roberts Rinehart His nomination had his head up between the slats, and was crowing regularly and raucously. The Skipper and the Skipped\|Holman Day He laughed again, raucously, and turned his back to Sanderson, disappearing into the store. Square Deal Sanderson\|Charles Alden Seltzer The noise broke in raucously upon that horrid gurgling sound without. The Man with the Clubfoot\|Valentine Williams British Dictionary definitions for raucous raucous / (ˈrɔːkəs) / adjective (of voices, cries, etc) harshly or hoarsely loud Derived forms of raucous raucously, adverbraucousness or rare raucity (ˈrɔːsɪtɪ), noun Word Origin for raucous C18: from Latin raucus hoarse Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to raucous discordant, loud, strident, harsh, rambunctious, turbulent, unruly, boisterous, acute, blatant, brusque, cacophonous, dissonant, dry, grating, grinding, gruff, hoarse, husky, inharmonious
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