raucous
adjUK /ˈɹɔːkəs/ · US /ˈɹɔkəs/
Etymology Borrowed from Latin raucus (“hoarse, husky, raucous”).
1
Harsh and rough-sounding.
- At night, raucous ruckus took place in the swamp.
2
Disorderly and boisterous.
- Acts of vandalism were committed by a raucous gang of drunkards.
- In a raucous atmosphere, it was an unforgiving and physical contest from the start. Grant Hanley conceded the first free-kick within the opening 20 seconds, setting the tone for a busy and thankless evening for Serbian referee Milorad Mazic.2014 November 14, Stephen Halliday, “Scotland 1-0 Republic of Ireland: Maloney the hero”, in The Scotsman:
3
Loud and annoying.
- The new neighbors had a raucous ruction in the small hours last night.
- There are also a lot of people who have never dreamed of being disagreeable in public, much less considered joining a raucous social movement.2026 June 12, Tressie McMillan Cottom, “This Could Be the Winning Issue for Democrats”, in The New York Times, →ISSN: