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Meanings of
cacophonous
in English
Portuguese
cacofônico
Catalan
cacofònic
Back to the meaning
Having an unpleasant sound.
cacophonic
euphonious
Related terms
rough
gravel
noisy
hoarse
piercing
husky
ripping
splitting
grating
gruff
Portuguese
cacofônico
Usage of
cacophonous
in English
1
The phone line to his office in Nenagh created a
cacophonous
chorus yesterday.
2
It is strident and speaks out of turn;
cacophonous
,
not fugal.
3
The effect is eerie and drugged-out and occasionally a bit
cacophonous
.
4
Is the noise of the world so
cacophonous
that mine cannot be heard?
5
The
cacophonous
splintering of sugar-glass-thin ice plates was enough to sharpen Artemis's pupils.
6
Tom lingered in the
cacophonous
lobby for a good ten minutes before she showed.
7
There is no such thing as a singly euphonious or a singly
cacophonous
name.
8
Though the tongues of its heads were wound together it managed a
cacophonous
howl.
9
Carpet grants would be provided, he said, to help people move away from
cacophonous
timber.
10
Often the results are
cacophonous
,
other times offensively bland.
11
Storm had never heard such a
cacophonous
soft palate.
12
They'd disappeared, the whole
cacophonous
tribe of demons had simply vanished into the air, chimerical.
13
There was no explosion, no implosion, only the sensation of great cold winds and
cacophonous
sounds.
14
All I heard was
cacophonous
gunfire as I turned six facets into ten thousand tiny pieces.
15
The
cacophonous
warm-up of the school orchestra crashed out from the music room down the hall.
16
On two occasions, to specify no more, he addresses his brother squire in these
cacophonous
lines-
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cacophonous
Adjective
Frequent collocations
cacophonous sounds
cacophonous outbursts
so cacophonous
accompany cacophonous
already cacophonous
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Translations for
cacophonous
Portuguese
cacofônico
Catalan
cacofònic
Cacophonous
through the time