raucous
adj. C1 Advanced US //ˈɹɔkəs// UK //ɹˈɔːkəs// rau·cous
adj. making a loud, unpleasant, and noisy sound. You use this to describe voices or sounds that are very loud and not quiet.
adj. characterised by loud, harsh, or unpleasant sounds. Often describes vocalisations or environmental noise that lacks refinement.
The crowd made a raucous noise as the team scored.
The raucous laughter of the students echoed through the empty halls long after the party ended.
The documentary captures the raucous atmosphere of the 1960s counterculture movement, focusing on the unfiltered energy of the street protests.
Borrowed from Latin raucus (“hoarse, husky, raucous”).