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raucous

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raucous
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1 outbursts of raucous laughter:
harsh, strident, screeching, squawky, squawking, sharp, grating, discordant, dissonant, inharmonious, unmelodious, jarring, brassy;
rough, rasping, husky, hoarse, scratchy;
noisy, loud, piercing, shrill, ear-splitting, penetrating, clamorous, cacophonous.
antonyms soft, dulcet.
2 a hilariously raucous hen night:
rowdy, noisy, boisterous, roisterous, unruly, disorderly, wild.
antonyms peaceful, quiet, restrained.