-ənəs adjective
Etymology: Greek kakophōnos, from kak- cac- + -phōnos (from phōnē sound); akin to Greek phanai to say — more at ban
: marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding
as cacophonous as a henyard — John McCarten
whose writing is … uniformly cacophonous — Brand Blanshard
a cacophonous melody
cacophonous laughter
• ca·coph·o·nous·ly adverb