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[ adjective ] unpleasantly loud and harsh
Synonyms Used in print (Leo Lemon, "Catch Up With" and "Something to...)Fing , a lean , chiseled , impeccable gentleman of the old_school who was once mistaken on the street for Sir_Cedric_Hardwicke , is responsible_for the rediscovery of Verdi 's earliest , most raucous opera , Nabisco , a sumptuous bout-de-souffle with a haunting leitmotiv that struck me as being highly reminiscent_of the Mudugno version of `` Volare '' . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] disturbing the public peace; loud and rough
Synonyms Examples "a raucous party" "rowdy teenagers" Used in print (Arlin Turner, "William Faulkner, Southern Novelist"...)Simms admired the raucous tales emanating from the backwoods , but he had himself social affiliations which would not allow him to approve them fully . Related terms |
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