raucous

(rô'kəs)
adj.

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

[From Latin raucus.]

raucously rau'cous·ly adv.
raucousness rau'cous·ness or rau'ci·ty (rô'sĭ-tē) n.

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adjective

Disagreeable to the sense of hearing: dry, grating, harsh, hoarse, jarring, rasping, raspy, rough, scratchy, squawky, strident. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.

adj

Definition: rowdy; noisy
Antonyms: calm, peaceful, quiet, restrained, soft, subdued

IN BRIEF: Harsh and unpleasant. Also: Rough and noisy.

A raucous crowd gathered to protest the unpopular court decision.

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For a list of words related to raucous, see:

• Extroverted, Outgoing, Outspoken, or Dramatic
• Vulgar, Rude, Degenerate, or Wild

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - rusten, ru, hæs, støjende, højrøstet

Nederlands (Dutch)
uitgelaten en ongeregeld, schor, rauw

Français (French)
adj. - éraillé, tapageur, bruyant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - rauh

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - βραχνός, (για φωνή) τραχύς, ξερός, θορυβώδης, φωνακλάδικος

Italiano (Italian)
rauco, volgare

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - rouco

Русский (Russian)
хриплый

Español (Spanish)
adj. - estridente, ronco

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - skrovlig (röst)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
声音沙哑的, 喧闹的, 刺耳的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 聲音沙啞的, 喧鬧的, 刺耳的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 목 쉰, 귀에 거슬리는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - しわがれ声の, 耳ざわりな, 無秩序で騒がしい

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) أجش, خشن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מחוספס, צורמני, צרוד‬

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