Meaning

3 senses
  1. Harsh and rough-sounding.

    At night, raucous ruckus took place in the swamp.

    rau

    хри́плыйxríplyj

    unpleasantly loud and harsh

  2. Disorderly and boisterous.

    Acts of vandalism were committed by a raucous gang of drunkards.

    krakeelig, lärmend

    бу́йныйbújnyj, шумли́выйšumlívyj

  3. Loud and annoying.

    The new neighbors had a raucous ruction in the small hours last night.

    disturbing the public peace; loud and rough

Examples

4 sentences
  1. Their raucous behavior disturbed the neighbors.

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  2. The raucous crowd electrified the atmosphere.

    ruРасшумевшиеся зрители мощно зарядили атмосферу.

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  3. Could I really afford to accommodate such a raucous comrade?

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  4. Parliament members had a raucous argument over the Wiretapping Law.

    ruСреди членов парламента разгорелся бурный спор в связи с законом о прослушивании телефонных разговоров.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
harsh and rough-sounding:
disorderly and boisterous:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
harsh and rough-sounding:
disorderly and boisterous:

Origin

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

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

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Forms

more raucous, most raucous
Comparativemore raucous Lesson
Superlativemost raucous Lesson

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
disorderly and boisterous:rowdy
Close in meaning
  • unpleasantly loud and harsh:strident
  • disturbing the public peace; loud and rough:rowdy

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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