Raucously
/ˈrɔː.kəs.li/noun
In a loud, harsh, and boisterous manner.
Did you know?The root behind raucous goes back to Latin *raucus*, meaning “hoarse” or “husky,” and English kept the sound of that scratchy, unruly throat right in the word.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*reuk-
“to roar, bellow, or make a harsh sound”
Latin
Latin
raucus
“hoarse, husky, rough-sounding”
Late Latin
Latin
raucōsus
“full of hoarseness; rough-voiced”
Middle English
English
raucous
“harsh-sounding, loud, and rough”
Modern English
English
raucously
“in a loud, harsh, boisterous manner”