rackety B2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈrækɪti/ UK /ˈrækɪti/ See IPA manual Freq #176290 Meanings 1 adj noisy, clamorous, or full of racket Jim imagined the household having rackety times in the nursery. 2 adj rowdy, turbulent, or disorderly The inn acquired a rackety reputation after several nights of fighting. 3 adj connected with a criminal racket or dishonest enterprise Investigators traced the rackety business to an organized fraud scheme. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · noisy, clamorous, or full... noisyclamorousuproarious 2 adj · rowdy, turbulent, or... rowdyturbulentdisorderly 3 adj · connected with a criminal... corruptcrooked ↔ Opposites quietorderlylawful Word family Derived forms racketinessrackety-clackety Related forms racket Etymology From racket + -y. Its earliest and most transparent sense is 'making a racket'; the disorderly and criminal senses developed from the corresponding meanings of racket. Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # rackety **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈrækɪti/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈrækɪti/ **Frequency rank:** 176290 ## Meanings 1. noisy, clamorous, or full of racket 2. rowdy, turbulent, or disorderly 3. connected with a criminal racket or dishonest enterprise ## Examples - Jim imagined the household having rackety times in the nursery. - The inn acquired a rackety reputation after several nights of fighting. - Investigators traced the rackety business to an organized fraud scheme. ## Synonyms - noisy - clamorous - rowdy - disorderly ## Antonyms - quiet - orderly - lawful ## Derived Forms - racketiness - rackety-clackety ## Related Forms - racket ## Etymology From racket + -y. Its earliest and most transparent sense is 'making a racket'; the disorderly and criminal senses developed from the corresponding meanings of racket. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown