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• rau´cous|ly — rau|cous «R kuhs», adjective. hoarse; harsh sounding: »We heard the raucous caw of a crow in the field of corn. SYNONYM(S): husky. ╂[< Latin raucus (with English ous)] –rau´cous|ly, adverb. –rau´cous|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• rau|cous — «R kuhs», adjective. hoarse; harsh sounding: »We heard the raucous caw of a crow in the field of corn. SYNONYM(S): husky. ╂[< Latin raucus (with English ous)] –rau´cous|ly, adverb. –rau´cous|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• rau´cous|ness — rau|cous «R kuhs», adjective. hoarse; harsh sounding: »We heard the raucous caw of a crow in the field of corn. SYNONYM(S): husky. ╂[< Latin raucus (with English ous)] –rau´cous|ly, adverb. –rau´cous|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• cous — an·a·sar·cous; au·toi·cous; ca·du·cous; clad·au·toi·cous; coc·cous; cous; cous·cous; cous·cous; cous·in·age; cous·in·ess; cous·in·hood; cous·in·ly; cous·in·ry; cous·in·ship; cous·si·net; cys·to·cer·cous; di·coc·cous; di·oi·cous; dis·cous;… …   English syllables

• rau — ar·rau; ce·rau·no·gram; ce·rau·no·graph; gua·rau·no; gy·rau·lus; iso·ce·rau·nic; ke·rau·lo·phon; ke·rau·no·graph; mac·rau·che·nia; pir·rau·ra; pu·rau; rau·cid; rau·ci·ty; rau·cle; rau·cous; rau·cous·ly; rau·cous·ness; rau·li; rau·po; rau·ra·ci;… …   English syllables

• raucous — rau·cous …   English syllables

• raucously — rau·cous·ly …   English syllables

• raucous — rau•cous [[t]ˈrɔ kəs[/t]] adj. 1) harsh; strident: raucous laughter[/ex] 2) cvb rowdy; disorderly: a raucous party[/ex] • Etymology: 1760–70; < L raucus hoarse, harsh, rough; see ous rau′cous•ly, adv. rau′cous•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

• raucous — rau|cous [ rɔkəs ] adjective 1. ) rude, noisy, and violent: a raucous gang of teenagers 2. ) a raucous voice or noise is loud and sounds rough: Raucous laughter came from inside. ╾ rau|cous|ly adverb …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• raucous — rau|cous [ˈro:kəs US ˈro: ] adj [Date: 1700 1800; : Latin; Origin: raucus] 1.) sounding unpleasantly loud ▪ He burst into raucous laughter . ▪ raucous cheers 2.) impolite, noisy, and violent ▪ A group of raucous students spilled out of the bar. ▪ …   Dictionary of contemporary English