cacophonous
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ca·coph·o·nous
(kə-kŏf'ə-nəs) 
adj.
Having a harsh, unpleasant sound; discordant.
adj.
Having a harsh, unpleasant sound; discordant.
[From Greek kakophōnos : kakos, bad + phōnē, sound.]
cacophonously ca·coph'o·nous·ly adv.Roget's Thesaurus:
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cacophonous
also cacophonical
adjective
- Characterized by unpleasant discordance of sound: discordant, disharmonious, dissonant, inharmonic, inharmonious, rude, unharmonious, unmusical. See agree/disagree, sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
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cacophonous
IN BRIEF: Harsh, unpleasant sound.
There was a cacophonous roar from inside the deep jungle.
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