See Also: raucous(dictionary)
raucous(dictionary)

raucous (iou)



raucous adjective. M18.
[from Latin raucus hoarse: see -OUS.]
Of a sound, esp. a voice: hoarse, rough; loud and harsh.
S. K. Penman The Bankside would have been teeming with raucous, ribald life. R. Tremain The sea-birds follow: a raucous, restless choir.
raucously adverb M19.
raucousness noun M20.