adjective
raucous
RAW-kus/ˈrɔːkəs/
Loud and rough-sounding.
The men make a raucous din with shouting and clattering pot lids.
Etymology
Latin raucus supplies the image of a hoarse or croaking voice. Raucous carries that harsh sound quality into descriptions of loud, disorderly noise or behavior.
In context
when deciding whether or not to assist a special concern where those respondents described as real ghetto um and these individuals these were individuals whose Behavior included being loud and raucous abusing illicit drugs and alcohol
More examples
- The fans raised a raucous cheer.
- A raucous voice cut through the conversation.
- The gathering became increasingly raucous.
Forms
raucous · more raucous · most raucous
raucously adverb — with loud, harsh noise
Similar words
- rowdy
- Rowdy describes noisy, disorderly behavior; raucous emphasizes its harsh sound.
- boisterous
- Boisterous means energetically noisy; raucous particularly suggests rough or grating noise.