raucous

What it means

1. Harsh and rough-sounding.

   At night, raucous ruckus took place in the swamp.

2. Disorderly and boisterous.

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

   1 more example

   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.

   2014 November 14, Stephen Halliday, “Scotland 1-0 Republic of Ireland: Maloney the hero”, in The Scotsman

   Synonyms: rowdy

3. Loud and annoying.

   The new neighbors had a raucous ruction in the small hours last night.

   1 more example

   There are also a lot of people who have never dreamed of being disagreeable in public, much less considered joining a raucous social movement.

   2026 June 12, Tressie McMillan Cottom, “This Could Be the Winning Issue for Democrats”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

In a sentence

At night, raucous ruckus took place in the swamp.

Where it comes from

1. Latinrāvis
2. Latinraucus
3. Englishraucous

Borrowed from Latin raucus (“hoarse, husky, raucous”).