raucous

Pronunciation:		'rokus
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Matching Terms:		raucously
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[adj] unpleasantly loud and harsh [adj] disturbing the public peace; loud and rough; "a raucous party"; "rowdy teenagers"

	Synonyms:	cacophonic, cacophonous, disorderly, rowdy, strident


Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Rau"cous\, a. [L. raucus.] Hoarse; harsh; rough; as, a raucous, thick tone. ``His voice slightly raucous.'' --Aytoun. -- {Rau"cous*ly}, adv.