raucous

Meaning

  1. Harsh and rough-sounding.
  2. Disorderly and boisterous.
  3. Loud and annoying.

Synonyms

hoarse
26k
husky
25k
rough
B1
strident
rowdy
C2
throaty
harsh
B2
abrasive
33k
rude
B1
rugged
C2
abrupt
20k
coarse
C2
boisterous
35k
hard
A1
ill-mannered
37k
inclinable
lumpen
noisy
C1
ragged
C2
rollicking
rusty
B2
scabrous
scraggly
screechy
scurrilous
seamy
shaggy
C2
tough
A2
uncivil
ungentlemanly
unrefined
wheezy
agrestic
unhewn

large-grained

off-colour

rough-cut

undeferential
ungentlemanlike
breathy
brusque
chaotic
C2
coarse-grained
crass
23k
crude
C1
dissonant
flagrant
36k
frantic
C2
grating
30k
gritty
27k
Translations

rauque
ronco

boğuk

rauco
chahuteur
rouco
gürültülü
rau
scabro

βραχνός

schor
rauh
estridente
heiser
rauw
Frequency

30k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɹɔːkəs/
Etymology

Borrowed from Latin raucus (“hoarse, husky, raucous”).

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