adj.
Pronunciation: ' ro ̇ -k ə s
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin raucus hoarse; akin to Latin ravis hoarseness
Date: 1769
1 : disagreeably harsh or strident : HOARSE < raucous voices>
2 : boisterously disorderly <a ⋯ raucous frontier town ― Truman Capote>
synonyms see LOUD
– rau · cous · ly adverb
– rau · cous · ness noun