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adjective
1.
harsh; strident; grating: raucous voices; raucous laughter.
2.
rowdy; disorderly: a raucous party.
Related forms
rau·cous·ly, adverb
Synonyms
1. rough, jarring, raspy.
1. rough, jarring, raspy.
Antonyms
1. soft, mellow, dulcet.
1. soft, mellow, dulcet.
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| Main Entry: | raucous1 |
| Part of Speech: | adj |
| Definition: | rough; hoarse |
| Etymology: | Latin raucus 'hoarse' |
| Main Entry: | raucous2 |
| Part of Speech: | adj |
| Definition: | boisterous and disorderly |
| Etymology: | Latin raucus 'hoarse' |
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Word Origin & History
raucous
1769, from L. raucus "hoarse," related to ravus "hoarse," from PIE echoic base *reu- "make hoarse cries" (cf. Skt. rayati "barks," ravati "roars;" Gk. oryesthai "to howl, roar;" L. racco "a roar;" O.C.S. rjevo "I roar;" Lith. rekti "roar;" O.E. rarian "to wail, bellow"). M.E. had rauc, in the same sense,
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