raucous C2 Topic:Register & Style US /ˈɹɔkəs/ UK /ˈɹɔːkəs/ See IPA manual Freq #30235 Meanings 1 adj Harsh and rough-sounding. At night, raucous ruckus took place in the swamp. 2 adj Disorderly and boisterous. Acts of vandalism were committed by a raucous gang of drunkards. 3 adj Loud and annoying. The new neighbors had a raucous ruction in the small hours last night. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 adj · disorderly and boisterous. rowdy Word family Derived forms raucityraucouslyraucousnessunraucous Related forms ruckus Common collocations raucous party Adjective + noun Etymology Borrowed from Latin raucus (“hoarse, husky, raucous”). Topics Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # raucous **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈɹɔkəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɹɔːkəs/ **Frequency rank:** 30235 ## Meanings 1. Harsh and rough-sounding. 2. Disorderly and boisterous. 3. Loud and annoying. ## Examples - At night, raucous ruckus took place in the swamp. - Acts of vandalism were committed by a raucous gang of drunkards. - The new neighbors had a raucous ruction in the small hours last night. ## Synonyms - rowdy ## Derived Forms - raucity - raucously - raucousness - unraucous ## Related Forms - ruckus ## Etymology Borrowed from Latin raucus (“hoarse, husky, raucous”). ## Topics - Register & Style markdown