cacophonous (a)
cacophonic (a)

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type a
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def having an unpleasant sound
examples as cacophonous as a henyard John McCarten
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Also see noisy
Derivationally related form cacophonic → cacophony
Derivationally related form cacophonic → cacophony
Derivationally related form cacophonous → cacophony
Derivationally related form cacophonous → cacophony
Antonym cacophonous → euphonious
Similar to cackly, squawky; croaky, guttural; grating, gravelly, rasping, raspy, rough, scratchy; gruff, hoarse, husky; jangling, jangly; jarring; raucous, strident; rending, ripping, splitting
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Similar to cackly, squawky; croaky, guttural; grating, gravelly, rasping, raspy, rough, scratchy; gruff, hoarse, husky; jangling, jangly; jarring; raucous, strident; rending, ripping, splitting
Antonym euphonious → cacophonous
Also see noisy
Derivationally related form cacophony → cacophonic
Derivationally related form cacophony → cacophonous
Derivationally related form cacophony → cacophonic
Derivationally related form cacophony → cacophonous

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