Raucous \Rau"cous\, a. [L. raucus.]
Hoarse; harsh; rough; as, a raucous, thick tone. ``His voice
slightly raucous.'' --Aytoun. -- {Rau"cous*ly}, adv.
raucously
adv 1: with a raucous sound; "his voice rang raucously"
2: in a rowdy manner; "the crowd got drunk and started to
behave rowdily" [syn: {rowdily}]