Adjective

(en adjective)

Harsh and rough-sounding.

At night, raucous sounds come from the swamp.

Disorderly and boisterous.

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

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, date=November 14 , author=Stephen Halliday , title=Scotland 1-0 Republic of Ireland: Maloney the hero , work=The Scotsman citation , page= , passage=In a raucous atmosphere, it was an unforgiving and physical contest from the start. Grant Hanley conceded the first free-kick within the opening 20 seconds, setting the tone for a busy and thankless evening for Serbian referee Milorad Mazic.}}

Loud and annoying.

the new neighbors had a raucous party.